Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: chef-d405 on June 02, 2015, 02:59:04 pm
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Hey all. Thought I'd post some pics as i tiller this bow. Been holding off on finishing it. Record rainfall has consistently kept humidity high. Rain is finally gone as of about 4 days ago. I left this stave in my truck for the last 2 days as a makeshift hot box to dry it out. First pic is about 3" of pull on the tillering board. Stave is reflexed a bit post heat treating. I think i needed more floor tiller bend pre heat treating. I'm worried i may tiller the heat treatment out. Still way too stiff mid limb to me. Right limb slightly stiffer than the left.
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Pix?
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http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/bowyer580/?action=view¤t=tiller1resize_zpsa5356645.jpg
My image didn't post... lets try again. Technical difficulties.... okay apparently i can't post images as an upload off my phone... gimme a minute.
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Can you guys view it from the photobucket link?
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I can view it from the link.
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Copy the link that says IMG into the text box on Primitive Archer. It's on the right side.
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(http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/bowyer580/?action-view¤t=tiller1resize_zpsa5356645.jpg)
That work?
This thing is about to drive me to bourbon-30 time lol.
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(http://s12.photobucket.com/user/bowyer580/media/tiller2_zps431ee93a.jpg.html)
http://s12.photobucket.com/user/bowyer580/media/tiller2_zps431ee93a.jpg.html
there.... hopefully between the link drop and the img you guys can see it. getting close to brace. pulling 55lb at this bend.
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Copy and paste the img code at the bottom of the urls list
(http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a233/bowyer580/tiller1resize_zpsa5356645.jpg) (http://s12.photobucket.com/user/bowyer580/media/tiller1resize_zpsa5356645.jpg.html)
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Hey all. My phone went down for a bit had to get a new one. I had this bow finished and I got stupid with it trying to show it to my girlfriend. I stopped an inch short of my full draw with it 55lb at 28. She got home from work and I went to string and draw it. Didn't exercise it at all when I strung it just jerked it back to full draw without even thinking about tiller being short and bang. Firewood. Tiller pics are on my dead phone so I dunno if it will be recoverable. At previous tiller it had lost most of the heated reflex but held just over a straight bow. That says something for the heat treatment as most of my hickory bows follow the string an inch or so. I haven't broken one in a while so I figure my dues were up. This bow had a slight grain violation but the break didn't follow it. I also thought it was odd that it looks like it started as a tension break across the back. I'm hoping this new phone will let me post pics. About to try it. First pic is the belly, second is the back, third is a side view. Top limb about 8" above the fade. Same spot that tried to hinge on me a bit about halfway through tiller. Must have weakened it there a bit.
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each broken bow is a lesson learned. hopefully
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Sorry 4 the bad break!looks like lumber of the fungus variety. Sound hickory doesn't break like that.
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Thinking low mc. Wood seemed sound. I dried the stave for 2 days in my truck though because humidity has been way high I estimated equilibrium at about 12%. It was kept indoors though so I may have been wrong.
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Hickory shines at 6% M/C. I agree with bushboy. I also think it is fungus. Sound hickory just doesn't break like that.
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I'll take your word for it. Being as this wood worked and looked completely normal to me, what signs should I be looking for as far as tells for this?