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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #75 on: October 22, 2014, 11:49:52 pm »
Each one is a little better, sometimes they're not. Sometimes the go boom. It's always on to the next one. Making it better and lighter and faster. Ull find what u like and the sky is the limit. Don't get broken hearted over a piece of wood. It's hard not to sometimes. Just make another. Looks great for a first bow!
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #76 on: October 22, 2014, 11:52:00 pm »
You should shoot it a bunch of times before you start to finish it. Sometimes your tiller will change after its shot a few times. And you could  have hand shock due to limb timing or the tips being too heavy. JMHO Patrick 
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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #77 on: October 22, 2014, 11:53:00 pm »
Quote from: Blaflair2 on October 22, 2014, 11:49:52 pm
Each one is a little better, sometimes they're not. Sometimes the go boom. It's always on to the next one. Making it better and lighter and faster. Ull find what u like and the sky is the limit. Don't get broken hearted over a piece of wood. It's hard not to sometimes. Just make another. Looks great for a first bow!

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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #78 on: October 22, 2014, 11:57:01 pm »
I don't finish sand till I shoot her quite a bit. She may still let go
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Offline J05H

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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #79 on: October 23, 2014, 12:36:27 am »
Yeah you definitely don't want to spend a lot of time on a finish job before it's even fired an arrow. If you're satisfied with the tiller then now is the time to shoot it in.
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« Reply #80 on: October 23, 2014, 08:46:18 am »
By finish sanding I meant smoothing off rough spots and such I created when tillering and smoothing out the nocks. Not like finishing the bow finishing. I just wanted to get it sound to be shot. But I have to make a string and arrows first.
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Offline lenador

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« Reply #81 on: October 23, 2014, 11:27:26 pm »
Took about 20-30 shots with the tillering string and a crude arrow from goldenrod and pine fletching. Shoots nice, took some getting used to but it feels good now.
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #82 on: October 23, 2014, 11:49:47 pm »
I wouldn't use golden rod for arrows. They're not too strong
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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #83 on: October 24, 2014, 09:59:14 am »
Pine fletching? Like the needles?
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« Reply #84 on: October 24, 2014, 10:03:19 am »
I've heard mixed results on goldenrod depending in the type of species. Ours here grows to be about 6ft and about the diameter of a middle finger. Either way this was just a make shift since I don't have any if the materials to make proper arrows yet. I cannot find rivercane or anything as of yet.
 And yes it was pine leaflets. The arrow flew pretty good considering I made it in about 10 minutes and my bow it about 1.38" wide
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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #85 on: October 24, 2014, 08:31:40 pm »
Braced pic 7" brace


Final draw and weight are 44# and 27"
I took another 30 shots with it today and then left it braced all day and um braced it and checked the set. 1.75" of set after all that and shoots good so far...or as good as it will without a proper string and arrow.
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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #86 on: October 24, 2014, 08:46:12 pm »
Full draw
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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #87 on: October 24, 2014, 08:51:08 pm »
Just comparing your tillering and my tillering. No doubt about it, I have to work on my tillering. :-[ :-[
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Re: My first bow build along. (red oak D bow)
« Reply #88 on: October 24, 2014, 09:30:24 pm »
nice job looking pretty good I'd say. Now you need to learn how to make a string and replace that quarter inch thick rope you got on there 8) Congrats
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« Reply #89 on: October 24, 2014, 09:36:25 pm »
congrats
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