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bjrogg:
I did bring back a thread I did awhile back that shows how you can play with a piece of scrap wood and learn a lot of handy skills
It’s titled Starting Small
Bjrogg
willie:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on January 24, 2025, 01:31:14 pm --- A couple bows of mine went to Noatak Alaska where they were hung outdoors on the cabin in -40F temps and virtually zero relative humidity.
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they dry out if you bring them inside
https://www.windy.com/-Humidity-rh?rh,63.194,-149.941,4,m:fyiaFc
Selfbowman:
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on January 24, 2025, 01:31:14 pm ---
--- Quote from: Selfbowman on January 24, 2025, 12:58:59 pm ---J W I hang out in Colorado some times for a month or so before I go to the flight shoot .im from central Tx . After three years of the Colorado summer thing my record bow blew up. I checked the moisture and it was to dry. It could have been something else it’s wood after all.i also sent one to Salt Lake City and it did not last a month . Could have been me the bowyer. I could not see anything wrong with it though. I’m glad to here of your success with Osage in the black hills though. What are you sealing them with JW?
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🤠🤠🤠 ya we do push the limits. But that design is a pretty durable bow.
My finishes are typically shellac, polyurethane, TruOil (been a while since I used it because I am lazy), and 2 part epoxy thinned with acetone. A couple bows of mine went to Noatak Alaska where they were hung outdoors on the cabin in -40F temps and virtually zero relative humidity. But then, I don't build aggressive designs and go for high risk returns. I am content with bows that perform well enough but last a long time. You flight shooters love to lick the razor's edge!
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JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: willie on January 24, 2025, 03:51:13 pm ---
--- Quote from: JW_Halverson on January 24, 2025, 01:31:14 pm --- A couple bows of mine went to Noatak Alaska where they were hung outdoors on the cabin in -40F temps and virtually zero relative humidity.
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they dry out if you bring them inside
https://www.windy.com/-Humidity-rh?rh,63.194,-149.941,4,m:fyiaFc
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Not when they have humidifiers indoors and the outdoor relative humidity is near zero. The climate is so dry in the winter that ice can sublimate a quarter inch a day.
jeffp51:
--- Quote from: Selfbowman on January 24, 2025, 10:14:50 am ---Pearl he’s from Colorado. My experience with Osage is its to dry there for Osage unless you keep it in a room with a humidifier to control the moisture. That being said hickory will do better in my opinion . You know I’m a Osage guy. Mointain juniper also works good there I’m told. I seen sinew on most of them at the flight shoots. You might go with a maple board bow with bamboo glued on the back. Guys tell me if it’s not a good combination. I can hook you up with a bamboo supplier. That’s s the hardest part starting without dry wood. Been there done that. Pearl gave you good information though.
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I live in Utah--drier than Colorado--and have made several osage bows. I've had no problem with the wood being too dry. Most staves I have traded for on this site.
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