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Bows / Re: Strongly reflexed bow turning inside out!
« Last post by bjrogg on December 02, 2025, 06:05:03 am »
Oh I did that once. Scare the bah gee bees out of me. Barely touched the string but it broke so fast it totally took me by surprise.

Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: Back in the shop
« Last post by bjrogg on December 02, 2025, 05:59:21 am »
It’s a thumper right now Del. I don’t know if it will hold up or take a lot of set. That’s probably the big question. I think it is pretty stressed, but so far it is holding up okay.

Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: Back in the shop
« Last post by bjrogg on December 02, 2025, 05:53:23 am »
Thanks Pat it really does.

Almost forgot how good it feels to bring a piece of wood back to life again.

Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: Back in the shop
« Last post by Del the cat on December 02, 2025, 05:22:18 am »
Looks like a punchy little bow :)
Del
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Bows / Re: Back in the shop
« Last post by Pat B on December 02, 2025, 01:23:53 am »
Nice bow, Brian. Bet it feels good getting back to making shavings.
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Bows / Re: Display Bow
« Last post by Pat B on December 02, 2025, 01:19:51 am »
Put a braced curve in the bow with heat. That way it should keep that shape because it is not being strained.
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Shooting and Hunting / Re: First one for the year
« Last post by Eric Krewson on December 02, 2025, 01:02:18 am »
The rifle has some beautiful wood in it.

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Bows / Re: Strongly reflexed bow turning inside out!
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on December 02, 2025, 12:50:47 am »
OK, some pics at last.  This is one weird piece of wood.  If I can get a shooter out of it I'll be pretty happy.

Unbraced.  The lines are at 4" and 6" above the belly.


Braced.


I got about five scrapes off the belly before I nicked the string with my scraper...so I made a new string instead of scraping more.   ::)
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Bows / Re: Display Bow
« Last post by sleek on December 02, 2025, 12:06:25 am »
Ive put a braced bow from a nail by the string for a year. The string went slack from set and the weight of the bow on it.
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Bows / Re: Display Bow
« Last post by bjrogg on December 01, 2025, 11:01:16 pm »
I’m thinking it would probably hold the braced shape but I’m not positive.

I have never tried it. I did make my grandson a bow. One time when he came to visit he brought it to shoot with me. I could tell before I even tried to string it. It was left on display strung and it had zero cast.

Honestly if someone wanted one just to display in a strung profile. I think instead of spending a lot of time tillering I might try using heat and a caul to shape the braced profile.

I’d probably try to talk him into displaying a tillered bow unstrung though instead

Bjrogg
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