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Bows / Re: Fire Hardening
« Last post by Pat B on November 24, 2025, 12:28:37 pm »
I've used heat and a caul to remove bends, twists and humps from osage then the last step is to go over both limbs and heat until the color changes like Eric does. That is basically to set the changes. I let it rest over night at least to cool completely then let it rest a few more days to rehydrate before removing it from the caul.
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Shooting and Hunting / Re: First for the year
« Last post by Little John on November 24, 2025, 12:18:29 pm »
You are a deer killing machine Pappy, congratulations s.
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Flintknapping / Recent stone points
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on November 24, 2025, 11:37:35 am »

Here are some of my favorite recent points.

Materials top to bottom: Edward's plateau chert, mahogany obsidian, buffalo river chert (2), pedernales chert, gray obsidian. The one on left is rootbeer chert.

They are all pretty thin and sharp. I'll try and haft them in the next couple weeks.
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Arrows / Re: Quiver, by request
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on November 24, 2025, 11:28:40 am »
Quote from: sleek on November 23, 2025, 11:20:19 pm
Hey man thats super cool and well done! If you could so a build along, that would be great! And to ad, compmete buildalongs get you an entry into the end of year giveaway incase you didnt know.

I'll try to do that in the future. I'm learning how to get my camera and photo set up better so I can do stuff like that. I had no idea about the end of year giveaway!
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Arrows / Re: Quiver, by request
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on November 24, 2025, 11:26:50 am »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on November 23, 2025, 10:18:27 pm
Quote from: Robert Pougnier on November 22, 2025, 02:44:25 pm
Here are some photos of a couple of woven quivers.

The first is made of umbrella sedge (papyrus sp.) harvested in south carolina. 25 inches long by 3.5 inches in diameter. Stiffened with a length of meadowsweet. Comfortably holds a dozen arrows.

The second is made of black ash harvested in vermont. The weavers were split in half which make them pretty smooth.  24" by 4 an 1/4. Holds 18+ arrows.

That's just beautiful in the way something very simple and plain can be. I'd love to sit down with you over a weekend and make a few with you just for the experience!

That would be awesome, I rarely get to make things with other folks! Depending on the materials used they can be very time consuming. They can also be done a lot nicer than these two were.
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by GlennM on November 24, 2025, 10:41:19 am »
Happy Thanksgiving to you Pappy, Miss Joanie, and the rest of the Twin Oaks Crew.  Bad weather is rolling in for later in the week in Western NY.  Lots of snow off the lake.  Not sure how much hunting we will get in.
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Bows / Re: Fire Hardening
« Last post by Eric Krewson on November 24, 2025, 10:31:45 am »
Full length toasting but not like putting the bow over a fire pit, I refine the tiller after toasting.

I darkened out the lighter spots after I took the picture, after the final tiller some of the darker areas only showed a hint of toasting.

I had so much osage back when I was making bows (still do, I live in osage country) that I didn't worry abut ruining a stave which I never did by toasting a sluggish bow.




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Bows / Re: Osage Selfbow
« Last post by Bob Barnes on November 24, 2025, 10:16:18 am »
Quote from: bentstick54 on November 23, 2025, 10:57:39 pm
Thanks JW,
Bob, this bow is actually out of a different tree than those second- string staves. I was ready for a break from the challenging ones. This stave took very little heat corrections, had decent ring ratio, and very few small knots. That’s why I decided to expand my knowledge and try flipping the tips. I’m very happy with the way it turned out.
I shot it 50 or 60 times here and there, as much as my hand would take, and seemed to be pretty dead in the hand and smooth. But I didn’t trust my release much, so I took it over to a friends and had him shoot it, and he thought it shoot and felt great to.

My memory isn't what it used to be...sorry.  I went back and reread your post on the LW...  :OK  I'm now looking forward to seeing some of the 2nd string bows as you finish them.   :BB  I hope your surgery goes well and that your hand heals quickly.
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Bows / Re: Hopefully Worth the Effort
« Last post by Pappy on November 24, 2025, 09:36:56 am »
Nice job, I see no reason that won't work as long as you keep it from bending in the handle. Nice approach. :)
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: Fire Hardening
« Last post by Chumash on November 24, 2025, 07:51:54 am »
In my opinion, fire hardening and heat treating are the same thing, just the intensity is different.

When wood is formed by using dry heat, the same thing happens in the cells as if the wood is just exposed to heat...
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