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Offline Matt A

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HHB broke :-((((
« on: April 20, 2012, 03:20:34 pm »
well first bow cracked yesterday. Lower limb think it was because of it's somewhat high crown in that area, hung it up on the wall braced now. oh well i guess. :-\

Offline Sparrow

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Re: HHB broke :-((((
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2012, 03:50:42 pm »
Sorry man !   Just gotta start another and drown your sorrow in wood shavings. '  Frank
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Offline ssgtchad

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Re: HHB broke :-((((
« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2012, 04:56:12 pm »
Yep, just learn and move on. I still haven't made it pass my first bow  :-\
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: HHB broke :-((((
« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2012, 05:47:35 pm »
Congratulations.  ;)  Breaking your first bow is a great achievement.  I hope you get to break more in you bow making future because as Jawge will inevitably point out:

"if you aint breaking, you aint making."

I know it sucks, but use the 'suckage' to fuel more bow making!

"sorrow in wood shavings"  I like that Frank!  That poetic!

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Offline MoNative

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Re: HHB broke :-((((
« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2012, 08:43:18 pm »
Stinks I know :P
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Offline Gordon

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Re: HHB broke :-((((
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2012, 04:23:40 am »
If you are serious about making wood bows you have to reconcile yourself to breaking some of them - there is no getting around it.
Gordon

Offline Del the cat

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Re: HHB broke :-((((
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2012, 05:14:12 am »
@ Rossfactor...
'Suckage'  ;D I may have to borrow that expression.
"What doesn't kill you makes you stronger,
When a bow breaks make the next one longer".
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Offline soy

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Re: HHB broke :-((((
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2012, 06:50:51 am »
Is it broke through or just cracked? My first hhb cracked, i put thread and super glue over it and have shot a bunch of arras through it ...dont tap tell things go dark >:D
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Offline Matt A

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Re: HHB broke :-((((
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2012, 11:12:51 pm »
it cracked pretty deep through that part of the limb i think it's goose is cooked. oh well i have the other half of the sapling

Offline Arrowind

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Re: HHB broke :-((((
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2012, 12:19:21 am »
Sorry it broke man.  That does suck.   Can't wait to see the one that doesn't break!  YEAH!
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Offline bushboy

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Re: HHB broke :-((((
« Reply #10 on: April 22, 2012, 11:44:58 am »
I have learnt the most from the school of broken bows and still am!
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