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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: NorthHeart on May 13, 2019, 07:57:30 pm

Title: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: NorthHeart on May 13, 2019, 07:57:30 pm

You like gullwing and 5 curves? Me too. These are the bows that the sinew ripped apart. Not only have they made it to brace, but all have been drawn to 16”. Much thanks to my buddy James Rempp, encouraging me that there was still hope when I could see nothing but wasted effort. More to come...

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: NorthHeart on May 13, 2019, 07:58:49 pm

This one is Stout! Hope they all make it to full draw (-S

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: Woodely on May 13, 2019, 08:34:20 pm

Cool bows hopefully they work out for you.  Like those bends, you took on a real challenge. There is always hope.

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: ohma2 on May 14, 2019, 07:45:59 am

Hope they work out

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: DC on May 14, 2019, 08:13:22 am

They are beautiful bows. Never give up until you have to ;D ;D I consider the "corner of shame" to be a holding pen just waiting for inspiration. ;)

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: GlisGlis on May 14, 2019, 08:30:22 am

great bows  :OK
what woods are they?
why do you think the sinew failed?

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: bradsmith2010 on May 14, 2019, 02:34:37 pm

hey great news on your progress,,

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: NorthHeart on May 14, 2019, 08:16:27 pm

Thanks guys!

Glis- These are Osage and yew worked down to a ring.  Working Yew to a ring is a bit of a tuffy, but I've got it down much better now. I should have worked the bows thinner so that when the sinew dried and shrunk it would have pulled the limb into reflex, as opposed to pulling it apart.

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: NorthHeart on May 30, 2019, 06:19:07 pm

Perhaps you remember this post where my bows literally ripped apart from the sinew, requiring me to fill the cracks with CA glue.  I ended up tillering them to half draw and then wrapping them with sinew to promote staying together at full draw.  No further tiller corrections were made after the sinew wrapping was on.  I haven't been accused of building anything perfect yet, but I am happy that at least they made bows. (-S

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: NorthHeart on May 30, 2019, 06:20:07 pm

this ones osage...

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: NorthHeart on May 30, 2019, 06:21:16 pm

another osage, straight limb with slight reflex...

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: simson on May 31, 2019, 12:55:28 am

Nice bows there!

Title: Re: Gullwings and 5 curves
Post by: NorthHeart on May 31, 2019, 06:04:59 pm

Thanks Simson.  Still working toward your level of craftsmanship, one bow at a time. :OK