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Offline paulsemp

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Re: Building a hockory horse bow
« Reply #30 on: February 17, 2012, 01:56:16 am »
No two people on here do everything or will agree the same on all topics.  I think it has been like that since the first bows were made!!!!!
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Building a hockory horse bow
« Reply #31 on: February 17, 2012, 03:06:37 am »
A 52" stiff-handled and recurved wood bow without backing will have a high probability of breaking if drawn to 28".
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Re: Building a hockory horse bow
« Reply #32 on: February 17, 2012, 08:11:20 am »
Quote from: Gordon on February 17, 2012, 03:06:37 am
A 52" stiff-handled and recurved wood bow without backing will have a high probability of breaking if drawn to 28".

And yet in the TBB there's a photo of a 48" hickory recurve stiff handled unbacked pulling 28".   :o.  ...but gordon is correct in saying "high probability of breaking".

See...now your really confused ...I just built a 50.5" selfbow that I know could be pulled to 28" easy...I wood just incur a lil more set. Research,read,research,read...repeat
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Offline MoNative

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Re: Building a hockory horse bow
« Reply #33 on: February 17, 2012, 01:46:20 pm »
I was thinking, would just glueing rawhide on the back work???
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Building a hockory horse bow
« Reply #34 on: February 17, 2012, 01:49:08 pm »
I would use sinew and rawhide.
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Offline catfish john

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Re: Building a hockory horse bow
« Reply #35 on: February 17, 2012, 03:36:13 pm »
Sinew and rawhide would be my choice as well. You don't want to put all that effort into a short bow just to have it break because you didn't sinew back it. Check out the bow making video by Ed Scott on you-tube, you'll find lots of info on there.
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Offline MoNative

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Re: Building a hockory horse bow
« Reply #36 on: February 17, 2012, 05:32:25 pm »
Rawhide alone won't cut it then??
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Building a hockory horse bow
« Reply #37 on: February 17, 2012, 05:33:14 pm »
No
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