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Flight Bows / Re: First flight arrow.
« Last post by superdav95 on February 07, 2026, 09:02:45 pm »
Quote from: superdav95 on February 07, 2026, 08:16:51 pm
Hey guys.  First flight arrow here.  I’m just going to do a range of similar arrow at varying spines and then test them out locally here before flight shoot.  This arrow is spruce shaft from surewood shafts in the 50-55 range.  I’ve had these for a while and glad I kept them.  I’ve tapered the shaft down to roughly .180” at the tip tapering to fattest section about 1-1.5” rear of center where thickness is .310”.  This then tapers again towards the nock about .245”.  I used antler nock and will still shape it a bit more.  The fletchings will be goat skin parchment. Very thin yet tough.  As it sits now the spine as at 50lbs. This is pegged at 22” not 26”.  The weight is quite light at 230grains.  I’ve been told by guys in the know that less spine is better to a point.  Some would say that this arrow is spined correctly.  I guess I show up with a bunch of arrows at varying spines and see.  I’ll of course do some testing here before in a buddies field but climate and wind and other factors there cannot be entirely counted for.  Any suggestions to raise the weight a bit? 

https://share.icloud.com/photos/00aCz3INlZ0OVYCs1w9RANT_A

Ok Arvin just reminded me that no minimum weight on arrows for flight.  So I’ll take a bit more material off to get the spine down a bit more.  I’ll see if I can get it closer to 35lb spine.  Or .743” deflection.  My next few arrows I’ll make at 1” deflection and then do one at 1/2” deflection to test em out. 
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Flight Bows / Re: First flight arrow.
« Last post by Badger on February 07, 2026, 09:00:29 pm »
  One funny thing when you start practicing. When you are watching the flight of your arrow, you can almost be sure it wasn't a good shot if you can see the arrow. 350 yards seems to be right at the tipping point of when you can't see the arrow come out of the bow.
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Flight Bows / First flight arrow.
« Last post by superdav95 on February 07, 2026, 08:16:51 pm »
Hey guys.  First flight arrow here.  I’m just going to do a range of similar arrow at varying spines and then test them out locally here before flight shoot.  This arrow is spruce shaft from surewood shafts in the 50-55 range.  I’ve had these for a while and glad I kept them.  I’ve tapered the shaft down to roughly .180” at the tip tapering to fattest section about 1-1.5” rear of center where thickness is .310”.  This then tapers again towards the nock about .245”.  I used antler nock and will still shape it a bit more.  The fletchings will be goat skin parchment. Very thin yet tough.  As it sits now the spine as at 50lbs. This is pegged at 22” not 26”.  The weight is quite light at 230grains.  I’ve been told by guys in the know that less spine is better to a point.  Some would say that this arrow is spined correctly.  I guess I show up with a bunch of arrows at varying spines and see.  I’ll of course do some testing here before in a buddies field but climate and wind and other factors there cannot be entirely counted for.  Any suggestions to raise the weight a bit? 

https://share.icloud.com/photos/00aCz3INlZ0OVYCs1w9RANT_A
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Flight Bows / Re: Flight Archery Projects
« Last post by superdav95 on February 07, 2026, 07:46:45 pm »
Wow. Love that idea for the clamping.  I’m gonna use that!   
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Bows / Re: Apple Flatbow 54# @ 27"
« Last post by Selfbowman on February 07, 2026, 03:31:35 pm »
If I get some Apple staves  I was thinking boo backed or gemsbok horn backing.
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Bows / Re: Jan 2026 BOM VOTING
« Last post by bentstick54 on February 07, 2026, 01:43:37 pm »
Arvin, voting is still open until Feb 9th
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Bows / Re: Jan 2026 BOM VOTING
« Last post by sleek on February 07, 2026, 01:41:51 pm »
We have 2 days left, because i posted it 2 days late. Blame me lol.
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Around the Campfire / Re: 2nd annual giveaway for 2026
« Last post by sleek on February 07, 2026, 01:08:33 pm »
Hey Eric, im sorry for the confusion.  This is a first for me doing an event like this. I decided on the concept of  one winner to select one prize, keeping the rest on hand for one winner to select one prize next year, because the idea of asking everyone to donate such items to a prize pot yearly seems like a very big ask and a huge tax on generous members like you, and everyone else who was so generous to offer something. I figure its easier to replace the one item selected each year than an entire prize list yearly. Then there was the fear of the likelihood of not having the same number of, and quality of prizes each year and the winners feeling a little disappointed in quality and quantity of prizes. The list we have now of prizes is absolutely phenomenal, replicating that each year would be unlikely.

If you have ideas to help any of these situations id be genuinely interested.
 
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At the Forge / Re: Vinland saga daggers.
« Last post by White Falcon on February 07, 2026, 11:29:30 am »
Very nice work.
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Bows / Re: Apple Flatbow 54# @ 27"
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on February 07, 2026, 11:05:20 am »
Quote from: Selfbowman on January 28, 2026, 03:40:20 pm
I may have some apple staves coming my way. Is Apple just not good in tension? If so would bamboo on the back be to much tension?  Maybe gemsbok horn on the back? What is the density on Apple wood?

I somehow missed this question.

I don't have any solid info on this as there is little I can find. I hadn't seen any other apple bows until tuomo linked the simson apple bow, really cool! I should have kept a sliver and done a break test.
I did not have a 1" cube when i calculated SG, but the chunk was 11.46cm cubed and weighed 146.5 gn. I believe the MC is 7.5. I came up with .75 SG with a fair margin of error. I don't think it was that dense really. TBB has it a .68 i think. Honestly I'm surprised how much wood is in this bow and it takes a dent pretty easily. I did expect to lose more mass. I think without the backing/tb3, handle wrap and string it weighs 24 oz. I need to start keeping better records of each piece.
I'd love to make some unbacked apple bows and figure out better how to treat this wood. But I love this bow. The wood could make a really beautiful horn/boo core I think.
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