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English Warbow / Re: Yew wood and English longbow help.
« Last post by Del the cat on December 24, 2025, 07:16:11 pm »
You don't need to follow a growth ring, but it's nice if you can.
One reason for not following a ring, is because the heart/sap boundary doesn't follow a ring!
Another reason is the thickness of sapwood, or the thickness of available heartwood isn't consistent.
Del
I did a video on this some time back:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjX-5-DcKKs
PS, plenty of Yew warbow build along playlists on my channel
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Bows / Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
« Last post by Pappy on December 24, 2025, 07:05:03 pm »
 Beautiful bow in all aspects, very well done. Pappy
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Bows / Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
« Last post by bentstick54 on December 24, 2025, 06:25:18 pm »
Very nice. Tiller looks as good as it gets. Very impressive.
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Bows / Re: Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
« Last post by Hamish on December 24, 2025, 05:49:12 pm »
It's got some nice curves, and is well tillered.  Nice combo for the handle woods, too. Nothing wrong with a 36lber for some enjoyable shooting.
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Bows / Simple Hickory Recurve for 3D selfbow class
« Last post by barebo on December 24, 2025, 05:11:04 pm »
I had one Adirondack knot free bow core left and wanted to try a long recurve. 68"ntn - whopping 36#@28". 19 ounces.
Steamed in the recurves on a simple form I made. Pretty snappy and easy smooth draw. Handle is red oak, Ipe, and bacote. Tip overlays are padouk.
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Arrows / Re: Poplar arrows
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on December 24, 2025, 04:55:45 pm »
There used to be a seller on Etsy that sold poplar arrow shafts.  I don't remember the name of the shop.  I remember they didn't always stay straight, but they were super easy to re-straighten.  I don't think I ever used them for anything more substantial than hay bales, so the comments on durability were interesting.  They were super cheap, as I remember.  Maybe I'll try to find them again.

How are they for weight compared to, say, POC or Doug fir?
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Announcements / Re: Merry Christmas!
« Last post by Stickbow Felty on December 24, 2025, 03:11:55 pm »
Merry Christmas
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Announcements / Merry Christmas!
« Last post by sleek on December 24, 2025, 02:51:39 pm »
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope everyone has a very enjoyable time, and please remember to stay safe, and dont drink and drive. We want to see you guys in the new year!
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HowTo's and Build-a-longs / Re: Lumber Red Cedar and Sinew build along
« Last post by mmattockx on December 24, 2025, 01:17:38 pm »
Quote from: superdav95 on December 23, 2025, 01:59:06 pm
Cool project!  I’ve never built one like that with the grain run that way.  Mine have all been typical grain found in stave wood.

Quarter sawn wood works great for limbs. Lots of the FG bowyers will only use quarter sawn wood for their limb cores as it stands up better. My last bow was quarter and rift sawn laminations and it had no issues.


Quote from: Robert Pougnier on December 23, 2025, 04:46:04 pm
Do you have any idea whether it would be best to keep the belly totally flat or trap it very slightly? I haven't touched the belly dimensions yet besides width and there is not much room for mistakes.

Flat is structurally the best to minimize the chances of chrysals or frets. The bow is looking great, I look forward to seeing how it turns out.


Quote from: Bob Barnes on December 23, 2025, 09:59:46 pm
I have lots of ERC on my farm

I am deeply jealous. Up here in Western Canada I can't even buy ERC boards like OP, let alone harvest raw lumber from standing trees.


Mark
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Primitive Shoots and Events / Silver Springs Knap in
« Last post by bjrogg on December 24, 2025, 12:19:54 pm »
Is anyone going to this event, or better yet someone who regularly attends? It sounds interesting. Curious if anyone can join in? Would love to spend a few days making shavings and flakes with some new friends. Or maybe even old ones.

Bjrogg
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