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Offline simson

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big bang
« on: February 03, 2013, 12:36:22 pm »
do you know these days when everything goes wrong? Today it is one of those. Wondering now if I should quit bowery and go for bowling or anything else.
Two new ELBs are finished today and I just asked my son Andy to take the money shots and the first blew - Andy catched it. After the first shock was over I fetched the second - and you kow what comes on  -  again a big bang and the second became firewood within ten minutes.
Both were carefully made, tillered to 28" draw and shot a few times.
I'm really really frustrated.

Here is the first:
red and black painted rawhide backed, horn tips, 74#/28"


























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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: big bang
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2013, 12:39:03 pm »
That really sucks, but that pic is cool.  Great timing on the camera. 
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Re: big bang
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2013, 12:45:27 pm »
And here is the second:
natural grown set back handle, clean stave
red dyed rawhide backed, cordage handle, wenge tip overlays, 96#/28

















I never have seen a break like this  - many rings are delaminated, break begun on the back.
And here is the moment of ....

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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: big bang
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2013, 12:45:38 pm »
Dang! You didnt put enough of that ingenious German engineering into it Simson! We ALL know the Germans do things right...  ;) ;D ;)
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Re: big bang
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2013, 12:54:56 pm »
Yeah, you are probably right Pearly. Thanks for the tip!!
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: big bang
« Reply #5 on: February 03, 2013, 01:04:02 pm »
Those were nice looking bows.
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Offline Dictionary

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Re: big bang
« Reply #6 on: February 03, 2013, 01:26:12 pm »
and they were both backed too  ???
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Offline Naim

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Re: big bang
« Reply #7 on: February 03, 2013, 01:35:42 pm »
So sad that they broke, but hey! you don't have to give up on bow making just because of this, you started making bows because you like it didn't you? You just have to spot the problem and find a solution, and if you don't find it, invent it! :)
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Offline RyanY

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Re: big bang
« Reply #8 on: February 03, 2013, 01:37:17 pm »
Dang. That stinks. What where the wood species and dimensions?
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Offline soy

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Re: big bang
« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2013, 02:57:51 pm »
You and blackhawk shure got the action shot down...what a pic. Sorry to see you having bad luck but i dont think it shuld drive you to bowling  :D
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Re: big bang
« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2013, 03:03:27 pm »
I was waiting to see a comment about some king or other and how he would have held all day.   >:D

Sorry about the breaks.  Glad you made it out safely!  Your bows have been great inspiration and are always top-shelf work.
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Re: big bang
« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2013, 03:15:01 pm »
Thanks for posting this Simon. What a bummer!! 2 bows in a row!! I think I may have been over-estimating the protection afforded by rawhide although it looks like there was a problem with the wood in this case. What kind of wood is that?
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Offline JonW

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Re: big bang
« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2013, 03:35:53 pm »
Too bad Simon. Is that Black Locust? Maybe too much Early/Late wood ratio?
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: big bang
« Reply #13 on: February 03, 2013, 04:14:03 pm »
Looks like dry rot to me, Simpson.  I had some hickory a long time ago, do the same to me.  Looks exactly how I remember it.  Sorry for your losses.   :'(
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Re: big bang
« Reply #14 on: February 03, 2013, 05:55:43 pm »
Sorry for these beautiful broken bows Simson.
These bangs look to me like overdried wood. I had recently four brokes in a row until I realized that my hygrometer has an error of 20%. All braking spots looked like yours- long delaminated sections.
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