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Tillering advice: This thing is kinkier than...
Hamish:
Is that one of those new trans or somethink bows ie Identifies as straight but is really crooked?
Del the cat:
I made a Yew stick bow that looks very much like that for one of my field archer chums. He enjoys the quizzical looks and comments he gets from fellow archers.
Del
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: Hamish on December 18, 2025, 01:13:21 am ---Is that one of those new trans or somethink bows ie Identifies as straight but is really crooked?
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I think it's a bonsai tree that identifies as a bow. ;D )-w(
--- Quote from: Del the cat on December 18, 2025, 06:11:40 am ---I made a Yew stick bow that looks very much like that for one of my field archer chums. He enjoys the quizzical looks and comments he gets from fellow archers.
Del
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Yeah, I'm looking forward to that at the next shoot. I'll try to post a back picture tonight. The only places the string aligns with the limbs are at tips and the handle. It'll be interesting to see how it shoots.
Last night I wrapped the biggest knot with sinew and hide glue, since that's the most likely place for it to come apart. I plan to put a few arrows through it tonight if the weather is decent. Stay tuned...
Pat B:
At 60" I don't think you can shorten it at least not much. Maybe you can take an inch off of each tip then narrow the tips to reduce tip weight. With 4 layers of sinew any more would be counter productive but it the sinew hasn't been on for long maybe it will pick up a little weight as it dries more., that is if you used hide glue for the sinew. With it at 45# now you might just make a 50# bow, or close if all the above mentioned changes are successful.
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: Pat B on December 18, 2025, 11:25:13 am ---At 60" I don't think you can shorten it at least not much. Maybe you can take an inch off of each tip then narrow the tips to reduce tip weight. With 4 layers of sinew any more would be counter productive but it the sinew hasn't been on for long maybe it will pick up a little weight as it dries more., that is if you used hide glue for the sinew. With it at 45# now you might just make a 50# bow, or close if all the above mentioned changes are successful.
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Thanks, Pat. I think I'll just leave it be. I'm hoping the juniper-sinew combo will shoot hard enough to hunt with even though it's a little light. If not, it was a good learning experience.
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