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Offline sleek

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Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished (Gunsmoke edition!)
« on: November 10, 2012, 03:19:55 am »
Here is a 45@28 66ntn bow of ash I made and it is the first time I have made a bow of ash this length, bend so far of this weight, and survive. I had a bad problem tillering this bow because of the large knot that was on the belly out of the lower fade. It cause allot of deflex that made it difficult to get an even strain on each limb. I had to do it by measuring the deflex in the limb and making sure that at brace the lower limb had and equal distance bend as the upper limb, plus the amount of deflex. Anyways, heres the pics... How do yall think I did?



Here is the knot/kink





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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2012, 03:24:22 am »
That kink on the lower limb caused an early high string angle that caused the upper limb to come around faster than the lower. I am not sure how this affects the performance. I think it does cause the lower limbs outer tip to stress more than the upper, so the lower limb is a bit thicker.
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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2012, 06:57:18 am »
Looks good to me. :)
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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2012, 07:09:26 am »
Looks good to me too.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2012, 10:53:03 am »
Quote from: Del the cat on November 10, 2012, 07:09:26 am
Looks good to me too.
Del

I second that.
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"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline PatM

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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2012, 11:25:38 am »
A gun leaning against the wall behind an archer drawing a bow that might break seems like a bad idea. I'm sure it's not loaded though....
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Offline sleek

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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2012, 12:05:22 pm »
Good thought Pat, but thats an unloaded air rifle.
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Offline sharpend60

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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2012, 12:33:27 pm »
Nice bend.

Ive been thinking bout picking up one of those whispers....
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2012, 12:55:44 pm »
Looks good Sleek! Nice work.

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Offline sleek

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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2012, 07:17:16 pm »
Thanks for the compliments guys, I was actually unsure of the tiller but reckon its ok. Buck Taylor from Gunsmoke agreed. I met him today at the gunshow and he fancied it enough to draw it a few times then autograph it.



Not bad for a cell phone pic.
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Offline sleek

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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished (Gunsmoke edition!)
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2012, 05:16:38 am »
Sharpened, I love my pellet guns. I have a subsonic one for birds inside city limits ( they are illegal to shoot in the city and its quiet ) and I have a super sonic one for squirrels when I'm out hunting. Ammo is cheap and effective.
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Offline PatM

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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished (Gunsmoke edition!)
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2012, 02:04:00 pm »
Careful with the illegal admissions online....
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished (Gunsmoke edition!)
« Reply #12 on: November 12, 2012, 10:14:48 am »
How cool is that? Ole Muley looks like he's done that before!! :)
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished (Gunsmoke edition!)
« Reply #13 on: November 12, 2012, 11:30:41 am »
Freakin cool.
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 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

Offline sleek

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Re: Most extreme bend in ash I have accomplished (Gunsmoke edition!)
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2012, 12:15:53 pm »
His form aint to bad is it? Thing is, before he drew it back, he admitted to not being an archer at all. Bet he would be a good one if he gave it a try...
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