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Title: tough couple of weeks
Post by: mullet on January 30, 2011, 06:48:46 pm

 These last few weeks haven't been encourageing. Three bows and all of these blades. Two osage and a set of Glen St.Charles, yew billets. I was sick when it let go. I new it was going to, saw a hairline crack open up in a knot. What really sucks is the bows that blew up were almost at full tiller, likeing about three inches of finishing both. They both let go at knots, the same as the take-down osage that lifted a long splinter.

 And then the points, I thought I could thin them juuust a little more. enjoy ;D

Title: Re: tough couple of weekes
Post by: mullet on January 30, 2011, 06:49:38 pm

And the points

Title: Re: tough couple of weekes
Post by: cracker on January 30, 2011, 07:19:07 pm

Yep that sould be discouraging for sure. Some times you just gotta soldier on.Ron

Title: Re: tough couple of weekes
Post by: mullet on January 30, 2011, 07:21:57 pm

 Yep! I've already pulled another yew stave down. ;)

Title: Re: tough couple of weekes
Post by: cracker on January 30, 2011, 09:07:19 pm

Keep us posted Eddie if you feel like jumping off a bridge just call for support.Ron

Title: Re: tough couple of weekes
Post by: sailordad on January 30, 2011, 09:15:04 pm

damn. i feel for ya Eddie
i was doing that same thing to my points tonight  >:(
but i can say i havent done that to a bow in awhile(knock on wood)
but when ya only make 2 a year,its ALWAYS awhile between breakers  ;D

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: Michael C. on January 30, 2011, 10:32:19 pm

I've felt that way once or twice. This one fellow on here felt bad for me and traded a beautiful yew stave and I ended up stressing it with 70# when I probably should have just made a 50# bow from it. Got 3 or 4 wicked shots out of it and it blew apart near the riser on one side. Probably going to make a take down bow from the other side :)

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: HickoryBill on January 30, 2011, 10:36:57 pm

Ouch!!!!I hate when that happens!!! I've had that happen a time or 50! ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;). Perseverance!!

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: aero86 on January 31, 2011, 12:41:03 am

man... idk if you should be handling that horn bow!  lol. just joking!

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: Pat B on January 31, 2011, 01:14:33 am

Don't ya hate when that happens.   Back on the horse Eddie!  ;)

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: Pappy on January 31, 2011, 07:19:08 am

Yep I have had some weeks like that,they stink for sure. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: Marc St Louis on January 31, 2011, 10:55:28 am

Ouch.  Been there done that

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: Sparrow on February 01, 2011, 02:51:29 pm

 When the going gets tough,the tough get pissed(If there is time),get depressed,get to feeling like a wimp(Get pissed again(If there's time) and then get going. '  Frank

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: Grunt on February 01, 2011, 06:45:05 pm

If it don't kill ya it makes ya stronger.!!!

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: Michael C. on February 01, 2011, 07:46:37 pm

Quote from: Grunt on February 01, 2011, 06:45:05 pm

If it don't kill ya it makes ya stronger.!!!

Or it cripples ya...  ::)  :o

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: mullet on February 01, 2011, 09:09:25 pm

LOL, nawww, not crippled yet, working on a new bow now and finished up two nice points yesterday.

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: GregB on February 02, 2011, 02:12:46 pm

Sounds like you jumped right back in the saddle! ;)

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: adb on February 02, 2011, 05:50:53 pm

It's all part of the game, Eddie! If you ain't breakin'... you ain't makin'!

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: mullet on February 02, 2011, 11:40:56 pm

 Adam, Greg, yea. Hope ya'll have me figured out by now. ;)  It's just wood and rocks. :)

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: Keenan on February 03, 2011, 12:16:27 am

Just like shootin, some days it's there and all comes together and somedays you stock up the wood pile and make small points ;D

Title: Re: tough couple of weeks
Post by: stickbender on February 03, 2011, 01:31:06 am

     Just think of the handle material you have now....... ::)  As you well know I have had a.....uh ...... few blades, and points break. ;D  Dang those were looking good too.  I made one decent point, tonight, and messed up a decent one last night.  Just think how the Indians, and our ancestors must have felt, and think of the Kings archers, when one of their bows got confused, and just exploded!  Just think of the poor Boyer, having to leave town in a hurry...... ;D  Just think of the poor Boyer's in ancient Japan, or Nippon then.....OK, I get to try out my new sword........somebody get a bucket...... :o

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