Primitive Archer

I usually do some every year if I get a nice doe with good fat, bucks seem to have  a stronger smell so I only use doe. I just put it in a pan and bring it up to heat, the chunks turn into cracklings , very tasty. I will keep dipping off the wast off the top until the whole pot is at a low boil and kind of let it simmer that way, lifting out the cracklings as they get brown, If you let it cook to hard or long it will be darker, still good but darker. If you pour it off at the right time it is white as snow, I pour it off through a small strainer into cups, I do the same with bear fat, good stuff for all kinds of things. 
 Pappy

Hi guys, I would really like to put this trade to bed before the 2026 starts: please can you confirm postage/receipt -photos please - you know what they say, if there's no photos it didn't happen 

Yep, just let them dry then pound them, comb them, all the crap will come off. Never used horse, don't see why that wouldn't be good. I think Chinese bowyers used horse, so it should be good.

I don't know much about FD curves, but the curves of those limbs look damn cool.

Worked a bit more on this bow today and got it braced.  The outers were a little stiff and still may in fact be a little bit stiff yet.  I pulled it to around 22” about a dozen times or so to work in some of the changes I had made to balance things.  Seemed to take to them well and looks better now.  Slightly positive tiller on top longer limb which I’m fine with and may work to maintain that moving forward.  It feels about 45-50 lbs at 22” now by feel but may be a little shy of my 70lbs target.  We shall see.  I left it strung for about 45min after pulling it some to see where it settled. prior to the changes and getting it braced i had around 3.5" reflex.  I now have around 3". we shall see what i can retain when done.    I don’t have a way to take video that would be worth anything of me drawing it at the moment.  I’ll see if my camera lady can help take some video.   Here’s a clip link from YouTube showing how braced. 


https://youtube.com/shorts/7HgF1IWLxxQ?si=VBuy_zlHTp_FG1Uw

Link to pics
https://share.icloud.com/photos/0bc8fUTd1PD_rYq9_TNk9wKyQ