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Bows / Re: 2026 Junior Bow Trade sign up and trade thread
« Last post by Mo_coon-catcher on March 24, 2026, 09:33:25 pm »I don’t mind at all. Join the fun.
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Bows / Re: Question about Osage and bamboo?? And bow build
« Last post by bentstick54 on March 24, 2026, 08:16:56 pm »Like Bj, I’m following along but can’t offer any insights as my working experience has been only with Osage. Hoping it proves to be a success, but knowledge learned from the effort will be worth a lot regardless.
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Bows / Re: 2026 Junior Bow Trade sign up and trade thread
« Last post by stuckinthemud on March 24, 2026, 08:07:31 pm »So, I can't message the group all at once due to the 5 messages limit. What do y'all think? Can you message me your thoughts. It is quite early and I imagine there's some flexibility available, can you let me know if your open to widening the circle a little bit.
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Bows / Re: A Success!
« Last post by jameswoodmot on March 24, 2026, 07:27:22 pm »This is great I’ve got loads of things to look at now (and more experiments)
I’ve heard about bendy handle bows having a lot of handshock but not experienced it myself, however this is the “roundest” tillered bow I’ve made. When tillering I just tried to get an even bend and maintain the even set. The idea of bendy handle bows having a lot of shock I assumed to be more about them bending too much in the middle and not enough at the tips and as a result being too heavy in the tips. It didn’t occurring to me at all that it would be anything other than that.
I have noticed one of the tips is quite a bit bigger, maybe an extra 1/8” width on the last 6”, I feel like uneven weight is probably also going to make the bow resonate weirdly?
Got a leather pad and comfy grip on it and the one tip slimmed down, will see how it shoots tomorrow
I’ve heard about bendy handle bows having a lot of handshock but not experienced it myself, however this is the “roundest” tillered bow I’ve made. When tillering I just tried to get an even bend and maintain the even set. The idea of bendy handle bows having a lot of shock I assumed to be more about them bending too much in the middle and not enough at the tips and as a result being too heavy in the tips. It didn’t occurring to me at all that it would be anything other than that.
I have noticed one of the tips is quite a bit bigger, maybe an extra 1/8” width on the last 6”, I feel like uneven weight is probably also going to make the bow resonate weirdly?
Got a leather pad and comfy grip on it and the one tip slimmed down, will see how it shoots tomorrow
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Bows / Re: A Success!
« Last post by bjrogg on March 24, 2026, 06:21:02 pm »The perfect round tiller is what causes the handshock. The limbs hit at the same time instead of unwinding. Excellent speed because perfect round tillers take less set. One of the trade-offs we put up with.
I’m thinking it’s like resonate frequency thing?
Like a tuning fork
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Bows / Re: Question about Osage and bamboo?? And bow build
« Last post by bjrogg on March 24, 2026, 06:16:25 pm »I’m watching Arvin. 
Afraid I can’t give you any good advice. I haven’t even done a boo backed Osage.
Should be interesting to see results. Even if they aren’t what you hope for, they should be a valuable lesson in materials.
Gotta keep testing that edge.
Bjrogg
Afraid I can’t give you any good advice. I haven’t even done a boo backed Osage.
Should be interesting to see results. Even if they aren’t what you hope for, they should be a valuable lesson in materials.
Gotta keep testing that edge.
Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: Question about Osage and bamboo?? And bow build
« Last post by Selfbowman on March 24, 2026, 04:20:01 pm »Probably EA 40
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Bows / Re: Question about Osage and bamboo?? And bow build
« Last post by willie on March 24, 2026, 03:52:58 pm »what glue will you use?
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Bows / Re: A Success!
« Last post by Badger on March 24, 2026, 03:51:06 pm » The perfect round tiller is what causes the handshock. The limbs hit at the same time instead of unwinding. Excellent speed because perfect round tillers take less set. One of the trade-offs we put up with.
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Bows / Re: A Success!
« Last post by superdav95 on March 24, 2026, 03:18:03 pm »Good advice above. I'd add to hold the bow loosely--fingers barely in contact.
This! I agree. That bow looks too well balanced and tillered to have an uncomfortable or unreasonable amount of handshock. As you mention James, it varied from shot to shot. Loose up your grip a bit as Jim says. I suspect that after shooting this bow a bit more concentration on your grip and release you will see more consistent handshock if not eliminated all together. Another great option if wanting to build up handle area on bendy is cork. Looks great James. Well done on that one.