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Primitive Skills / Re: A simple leather project
« Last post by bjrogg on Today at 12:41:59 pm »
Quote from: Aaron1726 on Today at 09:31:20 am
Really cool.  I hear ya about not wanting to mess up a good piece of leather.  I have a small brain tan hide I did a few years ago that I'm still too chicken to cut into :)
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After going through so much effort to brain tan it is hard for me to cut hide up too.

I like projects like this and I usually use commercial tanned hides and scraps

Having said that it also is hard to look at my brain tanned hides and see them not being used. I’m getting a little braver. I think I might try some more projects with them soon.
Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Badger on Today at 12:14:59 pm »
 Great job on that. I have always really liked that design but I have so many failures trying to tiller them out. I usually go for about 2" of backset. Looking forward to a performance report.
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by bjrogg on Today at 10:44:51 am »
I’m certain not an expert on that design, but I’m thinking your tiller looks good.
Have fun with it.

Bjrogg
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Primitive Skills / Re: A simple leather project
« Last post by Aaron1726 on Today at 09:31:20 am »
Really cool.  I hear ya about not wanting to mess up a good piece of leather.  I have a small brain tan hide I did a few years ago that I'm still too chicken to cut into :)
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Doug509 on Today at 01:17:26 am »
Pappy thanks for your insight and encouragement. I removed the spongy center pith handle to tip reducing the draw weight a bit more.  Then shortened limbs to 64" NTN.  Final draw wt is 42# at 28".  Tiller isnt perfect but Im calling it done.  Ill do some light sanding, leave the bark on and seal with tru oil.  I will say ocean spray has amazing flexibility.  Ill be looking for more staves this winter.  A 1.5" diameter tree would be perfect.  I have some shafts harvested ready to make arrows.
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Primitive Skills / Re: A simple leather project
« Last post by bjrogg on December 11, 2025, 10:49:20 pm »
Thanks white falcon, I’m glad you like it

Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: The best shape for a reflexed bow?
« Last post by RyanY on December 11, 2025, 08:26:04 pm »
Quote from: willie on December 11, 2025, 03:38:59 pm
@ ryan, virtualbow outputs a graphic view as if on the tiller tree that one can reference for any stage of the draw when making tillering adjustments.  Selfbowman had acess to a 36" printer and we once worked on enlarging Virtualbow plots to put behind bow when on the tiller tree.

That would be an amazing tool! I keep meaning to play with it but I haven’t gotten around to it yet.
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by JW_Halverson on December 11, 2025, 05:23:41 pm »
Quote from: Selfbowman on December 11, 2025, 02:37:08 pm
Ya JW there is a story about that deer. The first time he was at almost full draw on it when the bow I made blew. He called me said I need another bow Arvin. What happened to the one you’ve been shooting. He told the story and I’m thinking and he wants another one. Ok??? I told him I had one that was probably in the top ten I had made. He drove 170 miles the next day to get the bow. Shot it about 4-5 times and we did some trading and went home with it. So I guess he liked the way the first one shot. The second time the Arvin bow got it done.🤠🤠🤠🤠it’s good to have guys that confident in your equipment.

He'll have more than a few meals in his belly courtesy of that confidence!
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Bows / Re: The best shape for a reflexed bow?
« Last post by Tuomo on December 11, 2025, 04:02:01 pm »
Quote from: willie on December 11, 2025, 03:38:10 pm
I am using version 9.1 and do not recall seeing outputs for strain. Are you using a development version to get your strain values?

Yes, I am using a development version 0.10. It has strain-values as an output, and you can give an fixed grains per pound -value for the arrow. It seems that it is also more accurate. Version 0.9.1 gives a bit skewed results.
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Bows / Re: The best shape for a reflexed bow?
« Last post by willie on December 11, 2025, 03:38:59 pm »
@ ryan, virtualbow outputs a graphic view as if on the tiller tree that one can reference for any stage of the draw when making tillering adjustments.  Selfbowman had acess to a 36" printer and we once worked on enlarging Virtualbow plots to put behind bow when on the tiller tree.
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