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Bows / Re: Apple Flatbow 54# @ 27"
« Last post by bjrogg on Today at 02:42:11 pm »Apple a day
Keeps the doctor away
Keeps the doctor away
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Horn Bows / Re: Horn bow x 2 build along.
« Last post by gorazd on Today at 02:00:54 pm »Very, very nice looking bows 
Clean acurate job
Fingers crossed that it goes well at tillering !
What do you plan for covering the sinew ?
My horn bow still is waiting for paint job ... I will do it with acryl paint and polyurethan gloss coat over it.
Clean acurate job
Fingers crossed that it goes well at tillering !
What do you plan for covering the sinew ?
My horn bow still is waiting for paint job ... I will do it with acryl paint and polyurethan gloss coat over it.
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by JW_Halverson on Today at 11:58:18 am »The cabin looks picturesque with the snow, Pappy! I bet the woods are quiet and peaceful, too. Not gonna like, I am a little bitter, Pappy. You have more snow than we do here in the Black Hills.
Next time you get a nasty cold snap like this, turn on faucets at the slowest trickle you can manage. That wee bit of dribble often stops the pipes from freezing up completely. We far northern Yankees sometimes have to do that even though we insulate our houses. Lots of newer homes are no longer putting in water lines unless they are on an interior wall in order to prevent this. I replumbed the kitchen sink water lines to come up through the floor under the sink so they aren't in the wall anymore.
Hang in there, spring is coming.
Next time you get a nasty cold snap like this, turn on faucets at the slowest trickle you can manage. That wee bit of dribble often stops the pipes from freezing up completely. We far northern Yankees sometimes have to do that even though we insulate our houses. Lots of newer homes are no longer putting in water lines unless they are on an interior wall in order to prevent this. I replumbed the kitchen sink water lines to come up through the floor under the sink so they aren't in the wall anymore.
Hang in there, spring is coming.
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Bows / Re: Apple Flatbow 54# @ 27"
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on Today at 10:17:39 am »Maybe those are some good candidates?
I definitely think it's worth setting any likely staves or billets aside and making some bows from them. There are so many apple and crabapple hybrids there's got to be a good range of density and design possibilities! The wood was really fine grained and pleasant to work. And well, its' apple and I love apples!
I definitely think it's worth setting any likely staves or billets aside and making some bows from them. There are so many apple and crabapple hybrids there's got to be a good range of density and design possibilities! The wood was really fine grained and pleasant to work. And well, its' apple and I love apples!
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 09:44:49 am »I thought about that BJ, but was afraid to try it, they can be a little finicky , I tried moving them inside a few years ago and lost a lot of them, so now just try my best to keep it from freezing solid, once the electric came back on the heat lamp is doing a good job of keeping it from doing that.Think I have got by this one. 
Still got pipes froze in the cabin, heading down this morning to see if they thawed with the heaters I put on them yesterday and if any of them are busted, keeping my fingers crossed. 
Pappy
Still got pipes froze in the cabin, heading down this morning to see if they thawed with the heaters I put on them yesterday and if any of them are busted, keeping my fingers crossed. Pappy
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Trading Post / Skins
« Last post by chamookman on Today at 05:42:26 am »Looking for a set of Copperhead skins. Thanks - Bob.
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HowTo's and Build-a-longs / Re: Brain tanning deer hide ---> Info wanted
« Last post by Cherylcole on Today at 04:54:44 am »If you’re new, I’d recommend practicing on a smaller hide first and checking out resources from traditional skills folks like Buckskin Revolution, Brain Tanned Buckskin books, or Primitive Archer/PA forums — lots of step-by-step photos there.
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Bows / Re: Madake-horn, 57#@28"
« Last post by Tuomo on Today at 02:17:04 am »I even owned a Watusi horn bellied Dryad longbow many years ago that was drop dead beautiful, but it was very sluggish. I thought at the time that it must have been the added belly mass.
I remember those Dryad bamboo-backed, horn-bellied bows, they were great-looking bows. It’s interesting to know that they were slow, because they seemed very fast. The physical mass of this kind of bow is the main thing to consider. The heavier ones I made (98# and 70#) are fast, but that’s because they are strong relative to their mass. This bow is also quite heavy but has a lighter draw weight, so its performance may suffer. I have to make chrono tests. Making low-draw-weight bamboo-horn bows can be difficult, although "Simk" has succeeded at this very well.
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Bows / Re: Apple Flatbow 54# @ 27"
« Last post by medicinewheel on Today at 01:10:34 am »I actually see a large apple branch with a natural and quite even reflex right here in front of my livingroom window... 
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Bows / Re: Calculate draw weight?
« Last post by Selfbowman on January 27, 2026, 11:23:40 pm »What Del said it’s going to be closer to 4.5 to 5# per inch.