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Offline BobM

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Re: Inspired
« Reply #15 on: July 15, 2011, 07:30:24 pm »
You guys have bow failures???? ;D
Some while ago a fellow stopped by the house. I was just finishing up and testing a new yellow wood longbow. "hey, that looks pretty good" he said, "how many of them things you made"?

"Oh, 50-60 I guess" was the reply. "Three of them didn't break or blow up, and this ONE seems to shoot fair!"

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Offline dbb

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Re: Inspired
« Reply #16 on: July 16, 2011, 01:24:03 pm »
I guess thats the way of this hobby...if you make bows some is gonna fail..unless you do it safe and booring,but then you wont learn anything either.
@Johnston I took a pic of the riser this morning and one of the break,Its intresting to see how the wood fails in compression.



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Offline SEMO_HUNTER

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Re: Inspired
« Reply #17 on: July 16, 2011, 06:46:06 pm »
Ouch!!
Sorry for your loss, looks like maybe there was a hinge that could have caused that since it broke so close to the fade? Just guessing.
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Offline dbb

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Re: Inspired
« Reply #18 on: July 16, 2011, 10:48:43 pm »
No worries Semo,i knew it would be shortlived but it was fun building and nice to shoot...cant ask for more.
And yes,it was a hinge there,blackhawk commented on it earlier.It was just noticable on the tree,but after 200 arrows there was no doubt.

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