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Offline PatM

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Short elm preview
« on: December 07, 2015, 08:57:14 pm »
Here's an Elm shortie that I'm  working on. Roughed out and ready for heat-treating and then sinew. Don't worry, I don't believe sinew has to dry for years. ;)




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Offline redhawk55

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2015, 04:33:06 am »
Ha,ha, trying a retro- flight- design. Me too, did the same design recently: 43" in length, red yew( no sapwood), but no backing, actually 40lbs at 19". I want to end up at 23"/45- 48lbs.
Promising!
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2015, 05:28:46 am »
Oooh, lookin' good :).
I've got a sort of plan in my head for a Hickory backed hickory Molle'.
Basically a cookie cutter job from some thickish Hickory backing that I've got. I'll heat treat the bit that's going to be the belly and glue it up with reflexed levers, then glue on lever belly reinforcements.
It's at the armchair stage at the mo' ::)
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2015, 07:14:55 am »
Wow PatM nice looking hook........cant wait to see this one finished up.
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2015, 09:25:57 am »
Wow those are some tight curves

Offline Badger

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2015, 11:25:37 am »
   Looking forward to seeing this one finished.

Offline avcase

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2015, 12:03:50 am »
I am excited to follow this.  It sure has the right look!

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #7 on: December 11, 2015, 06:59:10 pm »
Heat treated.



Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #8 on: December 11, 2015, 08:07:50 pm »
Looking good Pat
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Offline redhawk55

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2015, 05:16:34 am »
Very promising, super clean stave, heattreated the limbs? Recurves are steambent?
Michael
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Offline Aaron H

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2015, 03:42:10 pm »
Looking very good

Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2015, 01:36:14 pm »
Oh ya !
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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #12 on: December 13, 2015, 02:06:42 pm »
  One problem I have had with that style is maintaing the profile through tillering and shooting in. It really is critical for top performance. Light arrow flight bows suffer the effects of hysterias much more than heavier bows and even small amounts of set add hysterias. If you can get it out to 23" without taking set it should be a strong shooter.

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #13 on: December 16, 2015, 04:16:09 am »
Looking great! I have simple way to calculate how fast sinew dry - total thickness in mm sguared - results in weeks. For example 3 mm of sinew dry in warm and dry conditions about 9 weeks , I check this with very sensitive scale few times and it works good for me

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Re: Short elm preview
« Reply #14 on: February 29, 2016, 03:28:58 am »
I agree Lukasz - this rule of thumb is dead right.
I also agree with Badger,I've made quite a few like this and without deflexing the fades you will likely lose a fair bit of that shape. I feel that once the wood starts to break down you are fighting losing battle for a good flight bow. I've found it better top add the deflex for less net reflex but you keep more of what you start with and more importantly the wood isn't breraking down.
Good luck - it will be nteresting to hear what distances you get with it.