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Around the Campfire / Re: Know your regulations!
« Last post by Eric Krewson on September 03, 2025, 09:37:51 am »
I made several turkey calls out of box turtle shells that I found long dead and bleached in the woods. I hunted with one for years before I found out the box turtle is an endangered species with stiff fines for using any body parts. The call sounds really good.

I understand the reasoning behind the laws; some jerk might kill a box turtle just for the shell

I will still hunt with it but only on private land with locked gates and no chance of running into a game warden.

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Bows / Re: Optimising the pellet bow
« Last post by Del the cat on September 03, 2025, 05:08:31 am »
Interesting thread  :)
Del
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Bows / Re: Optimising the pellet bow
« Last post by jameswoodmot on September 02, 2025, 07:18:19 pm »
no major problem with twisting so far but i agree a double string would twist less, i was copy from the ones i had seen. The vast majority of historical ones have either a single string or double string that becomes one at the knocks, i ownder if it helps the string stay inline of the target when the bow is twisted on release?

some cheap bow string material turned up today to try another string, i've got an off cut of ash i think will work well
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Bows / Re: Starting Small (finished Firewood pictures)
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on September 02, 2025, 06:02:19 pm »
I like using scraps like this for kids' bows.  It's a good, pressure-free way to learn new techniques.  Getting a legit grownup bow out of scraps is an accomplishment.
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Bows / Re: History has been made! Congratulations Alan Case!
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on September 02, 2025, 05:58:53 pm »
That was an interesting read, Willie.  Thanks.
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on September 02, 2025, 05:56:24 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on September 01, 2025, 06:37:21 pm
Quote from: WhistlingBadger on September 01, 2025, 06:30:28 pm
Good luck, Pappy!  I didn't draw diddly this year and then had a minor home disaster that's going to eat my hunting season, so I'll look forward to hearing about your adventures.  Vicarious hunting is better than no hunting at all!

Uh-oh, hope everything is ok.
Had a pipe leak and cause some mold, so I've been tearing out drywall and flooring, cleaning up, and now starting to hang new drywall, put in new trim, paint, and put the flooring back.  Not the end of the world, just time consuming.  Frankly, I'd rather be chasing elk.
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Around the Campfire / Re: Know your regulations!
« Last post by osage outlaw on September 02, 2025, 05:23:31 pm »
I lost all my animal parts and firearms in a boating accident  ;)       Years ago at work I found a dead animal in the back field.  I took certain parts of it and made a very cool looking necklace.  Then I thought maybe I should look up the legal ramifications and discovered my necklace was worth $100,000 to the government officials.  I took my necklace apart and tossed the parts into the woods. 
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Bows / Re: 2025 Junior Bow Trade
« Last post by stuckinthemud on September 02, 2025, 03:49:38 pm »
All right then guys, it's September.  Please can y'all check in (except Wallski, who gets to enjoy shooting -in the new bow/hanging it on the wall/standing it in a corner ;D  We know a couple of us have had life get in the way but an update would be really useful please
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Bows / Re: Flat Bow / American Flat Bow questions ?
« Last post by mmattockx on September 02, 2025, 03:30:30 pm »
Quote from: legend on September 02, 2025, 10:30:54 am
or does it not really matter

I say it doesn't really matter. Regardless of what you lay out for the back profile, you tiller it to a bend that matches that profile and the way you get that bend is with the thickness taper on the limb. You just keep removing material until you get the bend you want.


Mark
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Bows / Re: Flat Bow / American Flat Bow questions ?
« Last post by legend on September 02, 2025, 10:30:54 am »
Quote from: Pat B on August 27, 2025, 06:27:48 pm
A real pyramid bow tapers only in width but not in thickness. It is difficult to build a pyramid bow with a stave because of the arched back so my understanding is a stave built pyramid bow would be a semi-pyramid bow. On the American longbows I've built the limbs are parallel out anywhere from 4" to 8" then tapering to the tips. A bow with parallel limbs most of the way out before tapering to the tips is considered an overbuilt bow. Any of these styles make good, durable bows and wood choice for me would determine which way to go.
 We all find ways to build bows that work best for us. If it works for you then it is the best.  ;D
 Are you confusing the back of the bow for the belly. The back of the bow, the side that faces the target should consist of one continuous growth ring. That is where the strength of a wood bow is. The belly, the side that faces the archer can and should be tapered, from the handle to the tip. That is tillering, allowing the limbs to bend evenly and together as you draw the bow.
 What wood will you be using for your bow? will it be a stave type selfbow, a board selfbow or a backed bow?
Without stretching the question out too much when building an American Flat bow / long bow with the parallel limbs from the fades at the dimensions I quoted , ( 64" total length /  1  3/4" at widest section of the fades / 5/8" tips ) there seems to be numerous answers / ideas as to what length the parallel section of the bow should be ! In my mind at my bow length I worked it out roughly at  9 1/2" ? would this be about right or make them longer or shorter , or does it not really matter , or as Pat said too long would be considered overbuilt ?  All answers appreciated .
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