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Inaugural “junior” bow trade
sleek:
I really hate that I cant post pictures right now, and even if I did, it would probably give it away who gets this bow. But as an update, the bow is "done" and shooting. I say "done" because it's ready for the salt flats flight shoot, but it's still rough. I'll put makeup on it when I get home. I have high hopes for the bows performance if I can just nock out the arrows I need tomorrow, as tomorrow is my last day before I fly out.
I was going to heat treat the bow, but it is so character laden, any heat may cause over stress and I can't afford it to break. Plus, it's shooting 197-204 fps with a 450 grain arrow and 50#. I hope I can shoot well without having to add any reflex or heat.
Muskyman:
Sounds like a great bow sleek. Good luck at your event on the flats.
paulc:
Morning All, I haven't given up completely on getting a bow done but maybe I should... :( Is our ship date Sept 1 or Sept 30? I have my piece of birch bending pretty evenly but have just started trying to get it bending out to draw length. And it is everything that, as near I can tell, a person shouldn't do with birch but it is what it is. I expect it to blow before I get it to full draw. And of course I want to shoot it a good bit before I send it out. Seeing some of the pics the other are posting, if this thing survives, it just doesn't belong being traded along side these other bows...
that's what I am thinking this AM, I will post again when it comes to an end either blown or me shooting it in....Paul
Muskyman:
Hang in there partner. Heck every time I put a bow on my tillering tree I expect it to explode. It might turn out to be the best bow in the trade. As far as ship date I really don’t know.
Good luck.
stuckinthemud:
No rush, we were looking at some time in September, later not sooner, there’s no fixed deadline as such. Don’t forget that this is the junior trade, designed for novices. Hopefully it won’t be the only junior trade ….
Your bow doesn’t have to be show quality, just your best at this time. Every bow I build is a big step forward on the last one, if I waited until my quality peaked, I’d be dead before anyone saw any of my work. Every bow I build I ask for tiller advice. Do not be discouraged by where other builders are, heck none of us can compete with a national championship level builder…
Post some pictures and we can give you a more objective opinion on where you’re at.
I used to teach carving and one time one of my novices insisted her first carving was awful - it was lovely but all she could see were the imperfections which no-one else could see (including me) so I dropped the piece in the finishing oil, wiped it clean and told her it was done. If she had carried on picking at it she’d have ruined a lovely piece.
Show us some pics , or, email me some to look over if you’d rather?
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