Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: woodenwonder on March 24, 2009, 11:56:45 pm

Title: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: woodenwonder on March 24, 2009, 11:56:45 pm

I just finished this bow last. I shoot it about 70-100 times last Saturday. It shot fast and sweet, and only had 9/16" of set the next day. Hickory backed Jacota, 65" ntn. Sunday, I pulled it back without an arrow.. pow! Must have pulled too far. About 50+ hours work.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/garyrwitt/bow%20number%203/bow3A.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/garyrwitt/bow%20number%203/bow3B.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/garyrwitt/bow%20number%203/bow3C.jpg)
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/garyrwitt/bow%20number%203/bow3D.jpg)

Thou I consider the bow a success, the failure was do to operator error, which caused the glue backing to fail. Services will be held Friday.

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: Shooter_G22 on March 25, 2009, 12:02:09 am

man...!!!!   :o

      i sure do feel your pain... thats gotta sux bad...  :(

that sure does look like it was an awsome bow and great work...   


DO YOU THINK IT COULD BE TURNED INTO A TAKE DOWN???????

id give it a try if at all possible to give it another chance at life...    looks like almos a take dow prospect to me ;)

if not i wouldnt burn it or burry it.. id hang it up some wher for motovation...

jmo.

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: sailordad on March 25, 2009, 12:25:19 am

so what kinda tips are those?  they look sharp

i am by no means an expert,however to me it looks like if you would have kept your hick backing strip in tact tip to tip
this probably wouldnt have happened,sorry man but like they say "if ya aint breakin them,ya aint makin them"

do like shooter said and hang it for motivation

                                                                       peace,
                                                                              tim

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: hawkbow on March 25, 2009, 12:32:54 am

Brother, I feel your pain.. what a great looking bow she was...  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( :'( reminds me of a woman I once met..looked good, long limbs, flat belly ,strong back.. but she made all the boys cry... Hawk 

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: El Destructo on March 25, 2009, 01:57:29 am

I feel for you ....but Tim is correct....when You sculpted the Backing like you did....you litterally made you a ticking time bomb....believe me....I did the same thing ....weeks worth of work only to have it blow up in my face....and damned near ruined an eye too boot....stuck splinters in the ceiling and curtains in the Living Room...and hit one of my two 180 gallon Aquariums....that thankfully didn't blow up too!!

[attachment deleted by admin]

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: Pappy on March 25, 2009, 06:38:42 am

I feel you pain, :) Like others have said I am very careful on doing anything to the back,
especially around the fads. :)
   Pappy
   

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: GregB on March 25, 2009, 08:14:32 am

Ouch! That had to hurt! Gotta be a lesson there somewhere... :)

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: n2everythg on March 25, 2009, 09:25:41 am

Oh man bummer. that had to have hurt. lots of work in that . like your handle glue up. maybe you can reuse it?
N2

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: nickf on March 25, 2009, 04:49:31 pm

I feel sorry for you man!

that's a clear glue failur indeed.. too bad. But It would have probably stayed in one piece, if you hadn't cut through the backing. Next time lay some more layers at the handle for the same shape?
It was a gorgeous looking bow for sure...

Nick

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: cracker on March 25, 2009, 04:50:57 pm

I can hardly relate to having that much work blow on you I still  go balistic if a self bow blows on me. Ronnie

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: woodenwonder on March 25, 2009, 05:46:42 pm

Thanks for you sympathy. The bow turned out to light anyway, about #37. If you look closely at this next pic. you can see the glue staved joint. the wood under the backing was also a little wavy too. I will probably glue to together and hang it.
Sailor, the tips are curly (tiger) maple.

(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/garyrwitt/bow%20number%203/bow3E.jpg)

But she didn't die without leaving her twin behind. But its cut out for a left-handed friend of mine.
(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj156/garyrwitt/bow%20number%203/handle004.jpg)

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: stiknstring on March 25, 2009, 06:27:57 pm

Here is the lesson...

Not much point in putting on a backing if you are going to compromise that backing by cutting through it.  Continuous fibers are strong but once severed are the weakest link, EVEN in the handle area

Title: Re: Can you feel my pain!!!
Post by: brownhillboy on March 25, 2009, 10:48:11 pm

I feel your pain...been there more than once. :'(  It almost makes you sick to your stomach to lose so much effort and work...it was a beautiful bow too.