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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by Pat B on November 16, 2025, 06:54:40 pm »Barely buoyant.
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on November 16, 2025, 06:54:38 pm »Great few days at the cabin, Beau and Joe came down to stay and hunt with me, I hunted a little but spent most of my time in the shop and kitchen, Had the Boy Scouts down also, weather was beautiful and I think we all had a great time. I had a lot of meat/hides and heads to catch up on , so stayed pretty busy. 
Had Beau's deer to take care of first thing, he can do it but I have the time and he knows I enjoy it.
Pappy
Had Beau's deer to take care of first thing, he can do it but I have the time and he knows I enjoy it. Pappy
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Bows / Black locusts bow
« Last post by Selfbowman on November 16, 2025, 06:51:53 pm »I got this black locust stave from Jim Hammer. I felt that it was real dense so I did a couple of one inch cubes and weighed them then did a float test. Here are the results. They both weighed .54oz. Pics of float test.
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Bows / Re: Seeking advice on birch bark wrapped sinew backed bow
« Last post by Pat B on November 16, 2025, 06:51:48 pm »TB3 usually dries in 24 hours but like JW said some of the moisture in the glue will migrate into the wood. There will still be some moisture from the sinew also.Maybe scraping the birch bark from the belly will speed up the drying some.
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Bows / Re: Hop hornbeam static recurve
« Last post by Pappy on November 16, 2025, 06:48:52 pm »Beautiful bow, HHB is my favorite white wood.
Pappy
Pappy
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Bows / Re: Hop hornbeam static recurve
« Last post by bjrogg on November 16, 2025, 05:21:59 pm »Nice work Robert . Nice use of a natural resources to.
HHB makes a good bow. It looks like you made a good bow from it.
Bjrogg
HHB makes a good bow. It looks like you made a good bow from it.
Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: November Bow Of the Month entries here
« Last post by JW_Halverson on November 16, 2025, 02:22:19 pm »Well now! The competition is getting stiffer than a war bow's limbs already!
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Bows / Re: Common carp backed Osage
« Last post by JW_Halverson on November 16, 2025, 02:17:33 pm »Common carp, sure, uncommon workmanship. Nice work, Kyle.
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Bows / Re: Bamboo-maple-horn, 98#@28"
« Last post by JW_Halverson on November 16, 2025, 02:16:46 pm »I think it is right and proper that the VERY FIRST new Bow of the Month Award goes to an absolutely exemplary showpiece of mastery of the art and craft.
No, this isn't my cup of tea, but in this case, I am no fool. I cannot help but admire the fine lines, the clean glue lines, the aesthetic and functional choice of materials blended together into something this side of perfection. I look back at the other comments, and I am pleased that most are from bowyers far better than I with knowledge and skills well beyond my abilities. They recognize the workmanship, too, they that are far less likely to be fooled by looks over execution.
Tuomo, you have earned some bragging rights with this bow. Congratulations.
No, this isn't my cup of tea, but in this case, I am no fool. I cannot help but admire the fine lines, the clean glue lines, the aesthetic and functional choice of materials blended together into something this side of perfection. I look back at the other comments, and I am pleased that most are from bowyers far better than I with knowledge and skills well beyond my abilities. They recognize the workmanship, too, they that are far less likely to be fooled by looks over execution.
Tuomo, you have earned some bragging rights with this bow. Congratulations.
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Bows / Re: Seeking advice on birch bark wrapped sinew backed bow
« Last post by JW_Halverson on November 16, 2025, 02:08:06 pm »I think we may have lit on your problem. Some of the moisture migrates direct to the atmosphere from the back of the bow and some migrates INTO THE WOOD! Think about how long it takes to get the last moisture seasoned out of a piece of wood. And especially if you have a finish over the belly of the wood to help block the migration of that moisture! There is a reason why those old bowmakers building sinew composite bows took their sweet time. Dry to the touch and cured are two completely different critters.
I am going to counsel putting that bow up somewhere out of the way but where air regularly circulates. It's not a head of lettuce that's wilt on ya, or an eg that's gonna go off. Think of it as a fine wine that needs to mature and come into its own. I'm gonna say give it six months.
I am going to counsel putting that bow up somewhere out of the way but where air regularly circulates. It's not a head of lettuce that's wilt on ya, or an eg that's gonna go off. Think of it as a fine wine that needs to mature and come into its own. I'm gonna say give it six months.