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Offline Don

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Re: 48" osage bendy bow ?
« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2013, 12:39:41 pm »
Thanks guys.
I dug out 2 more from my stash this morning [I save every thing].
I'll only get 46"x1 1/2" out of one so that's a bit wider, should help.
The other one I can get 72" x 1 1/2" but it is a limb.
I'm not going to give up on this yet.
I must say from the one yesterday that it is a strange feeling when it bend in the handle.

Something else from looking at sleek's 50" is I may have had to much none working tip for such a short bow.
I used 4 1/2" of none working tip.
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Re: 48" osage bendy bow ?
« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2013, 12:51:31 pm »
Quote from: JonW on February 10, 2013, 10:11:04 am
Chris are you counting the approximately four inches or so of flipped tips as reflex or six plus the flipped tips?

The whole deal John. That gap that is now 4" or so, was 6" when I started tillering.
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Re: 48" osage bendy bow ?
« Reply #17 on: February 10, 2013, 12:53:20 pm »
Quote from: Carson (CMB) on February 10, 2013, 12:34:06 pm
How wide are the limbs on that horsebow Pearl?

About 1 1/8" inches at the widest point Carson. Im not arguing anything here, just showing you what I am working and what I believe to be possible.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: 48" osage bendy bow ?
« Reply #18 on: February 10, 2013, 01:44:23 pm »
That is a sweet bow.  Testament to yeller wood, sinew, and tillering skills.
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Re: 48" osage bendy bow ?
« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2013, 03:21:03 pm »
I am looking forward to your next attempt Don. Keep all your bows that break. You can splice them together and still have a bow sometimes.
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Offline Don

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Re: 48" osage bendy bow ?
« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2013, 03:49:48 pm »
sleek. I just laid out the bow much like the one in TBBIII page 127.
I'm still looking at it on the stave before I cut it out.
How much of your tips not working in the one pictured?
I have longer stave but I would rather practice on these then wreck a good one.

Pearl. I'm interested in see that one finished up.
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Re: 48" osage bendy bow ?
« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2013, 04:15:51 pm »
Basically, its the last 4 inches that are stiff. I wouldnt go any more than that. Also, if you can go a little wider, you could put recurves on it for a longer smoother draw. Notice I said, PUT them ON it, not actually recurve the bow. You dont have enough length for that. So you can do it Tim Baker style and tie on some tips and make the bow pull better. Or you can leave it as is, just mentioning ideas, neither is better than the other. 
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Offline Don

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Re: 48" osage bendy bow ?
« Reply #22 on: February 10, 2013, 05:55:45 pm »
Thanks sleek. I have my tip measured at 3" for now. Hopefully giving me more working limb.
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