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Bows / Re: Hunting the Osage Bow
« Last post by hammerstone on June 28, 2025, 11:28:43 am »
What Hamish said. I too had been at it quite awhile under the tutelage of the Bowyer's Bibles but after reading Dean's book I have to admit that my bows started looking more refined . I still refer back to it on occasion.
I also have about 60 awesome billets that I steamed into reflex while green back in the early 2000's. Glad I kept those. I sold all of my hedge staves a few years ago and started shooting fiberglass again. I'm back to my senses now.
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Around the Campfire / Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Last post by Eric Krewson on June 28, 2025, 10:18:00 am »
My 14' row of pole beans was ready to pick; I have never picked this many beans on this short row on a first picking before, the stainless bowl is a huge 20 qt one, I put the pint jar on the window still as a size reference. These beans are still blooming like crazy so I will have future pickings until I can all I want and quit picking.



I suspect I will be tipping, cutting, packing jars and canning beans all day to put these up. I have an obsession with buying yard sale pressure canners and rehabbing them back to new condition, most of these were $10 with the 22 qt costing $25. I may put up to $25 more dollars in one to rehab it depending on what needs to be replaced. I will probably have a couple of these going at the same time today.

The dehydrators were bought second hand as well.



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Bows / Re: Its too dang hot
« Last post by Eric Krewson on June 28, 2025, 09:49:48 am »
I don't know if your barn is enclosed where you stored the staves but I lost the best osage I ever cut in a closed-up outbuilding, I had the same result storing staves in an attic. These staves were green when I put them up, not dried. I store my bulk staves in a crawlspace under the house now. I keep what I call my "on deck circle" of bow blanks and a few dried staves out in my shop, it is enclosed but well insulated and never gets below freezing in the winter or up to the outside temperature in the summer, it cools off at night in the summer.   
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Bows / Re: Ipe
« Last post by Mad Max on June 28, 2025, 08:59:06 am »
Quote from: simk link=topic=73226.msg1027187#msg1027187 date
Be careful using ipe for tips. Horn is better.
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That's all I use now days. I have some sheep and Water Buffalo
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Bows / Re: Guava
« Last post by Stickhead on June 28, 2025, 08:56:52 am »
I scored some strawberry guava a few years back, and made my current hunting bow from it.  Like many have said, just remove the outer bark to get your back.  It’s a very dense wood, maybe even moreso than Osage.  It responds fairly well to heat bending.  It’s strong in tension - I was able to get 75# at 26” and it has held up just fine.  I stained this one walnut-colored, but it started out pretty white.  Makes for an excellent shooter!
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Bows / Re: Ipe
« Last post by simk on June 28, 2025, 04:16:14 am »
Be careful using ipe for tips. Horn is better.
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Bows / Re: Its too dang hot
« Last post by Burnsie on June 27, 2025, 11:21:22 pm »
The elastic on my underwear melted.
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Bows / Re: Its too dang hot
« Last post by sleek on June 27, 2025, 10:56:55 pm »
You know... as I put some thought to it, this might be why you hear stories about the natives putting staves in ponds to keep long term.
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Bows / Re: Good things come to those who wait!
« Last post by sleek on June 27, 2025, 09:49:59 pm »
Its folks like Kidder who bring the family element to what would otherwise be a random site for bows. I appreciate your and everyone who has done or is willing to do the same. Thanks to Kidder and all yall.
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Bows / Its too dang hot
« Last post by sleek on June 27, 2025, 09:47:17 pm »
Got so hot in my barn it cracked my best and cured staves. I fired up the bandsaw and one of the tires on the wheel snapped.

Its too dang hot.
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