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Offline ircherokee

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sassafrass bow question
« on: March 27, 2012, 08:51:10 pm »
i made a sassafras bow a while back it was light and shot really well i was very surprized i backed it with linin after 60 shots or so it busted i was going to try rawhide this time do you think the rawhide will hold it together ive made a number of bows so tillering not the problem but sasafrass in my mind makes a right good bow very light wood and works easy real easy like its waxed thanks for any info   
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ol the humanity throw away those compound bows thier no challange at all to harvest game with to easy might as well use a rifle

Offline tattoo dave

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Re: sassafrass bow question
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2012, 09:29:20 pm »
I had the same problem with 2 sassafras bows. They were both board bows, but had one break during tillering, and one break after some shootin. I haven't tried it since, but have been itching to. The wood store has some quarter sawn that I have been wanting to try, but I'm still a little gun shy.

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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: sassafrass bow question
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2012, 11:33:15 pm »
I would like a little more info about the one that broke.
Length (ntn), drawlength.
Can you tell if it broke in commpression or in tension?
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Bowmakers are a little bent, but knappers are just plain flaky.
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