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Offline Dictionary

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Re: Whats my limit on Oak?
« Reply #30 on: January 26, 2013, 10:45:45 pm »
Well done bubby.

I never understand the questions about dimensions and measuring and all that stuff. Just get the bow bending evenly at your draw length and weight that's that.


I'd get the tips bending but thats just me. Others like em stiff. You choose.

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Re: Whats my limit on Oak?
« Reply #31 on: February 11, 2013, 10:57:56 pm »
Well heres where Im at with the Oak. The tillering jig isnt level so its hard to judge by looking at the peg board.
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Re: Whats my limit on Oak?
« Reply #32 on: February 11, 2013, 11:11:25 pm »
Gettin her bending pretty good. Stay away from that slightly hingy spot on the left limb (7 pegboard dots out from the handle fade). Might just be an illusion because of the dots but watch that zone.  Right limb looks a little stiff in the outer third of the limb.
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Re: Whats my limit on Oak?
« Reply #33 on: March 01, 2013, 01:34:19 am »
Got the string made and bow strung started some tillering and wanted to know if its even yet or not where its bending and where it isnt. Pay no attention to the dots they wont be any help nothing is square or level.  ::)

The last two is to show where I think there is some twist in the limbs? twisting counterclockwise I think. All and any advise is GREATLY appreciated  ;D
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Re: Whats my limit on Oak?
« Reply #34 on: March 01, 2013, 02:07:05 am »
Bend is lookin much better. Now you can thin those tips down to get them coming around. They look pretty heavy.  That's the place I see that is still stiff. If you look at the belly tiller you can see that one ring that goes most of the length of the limb. You could probably take those tips down almost to that line. I'm finding out lately that it's nice to have a wood that you can see those rings on the belly so you can clearly read your thickness taper. Some white woods it's real hard to see that.
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Re: Whats my limit on Oak?
« Reply #35 on: March 06, 2013, 08:00:24 pm »
Tiller is complete, and I shot it it tooksome set. Im thinkin maybe I could set back the handle?
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Re: Whats my limit on Oak?
« Reply #36 on: March 06, 2013, 08:37:34 pm »
Quote from: bubby on January 24, 2013, 02:22:32 pm
onemississipp.googlepges.com/bowwoods
this is tim bakers list of non bow wood, borderline wood and tru bow woods

Actually Bub I think this is the link that one did not work... ::)  https://sites.google.com/site/onemississipp/bowwoods
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Re: Whats my limit on Oak?
« Reply #37 on: March 06, 2013, 09:00:34 pm »
Did you heat treat it?  How much set did it take?   
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Re: Whats my limit on Oak?
« Reply #38 on: March 06, 2013, 09:33:02 pm »
No not heat treated and it took I think like 2inches maybe. Heres the specs. 56" tip to tip,  50 lbs 1 1/2 wide
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Re: Whats my limit on Oak?
« Reply #39 on: March 06, 2013, 09:37:48 pm »
Why did you leave the tips stiff?
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Re: Whats my limit on Oak?
« Reply #40 on: March 06, 2013, 11:32:31 pm »
I heard or read it helps make a bow faster?
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