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Offline Cardboard_Duck

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Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
« on: April 08, 2013, 08:56:11 pm »
I glued this up over the weekend and got it floor tillered and one nock cut in today -
It's 61" TtT
1.125" at the grip
0.5" at the tip
Thickness taper of about 0.875" at the grip to 0.5625" (this is just floor tillered right now)
I'm shooting for around #45 at 28"

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Nock, I hope this is OK...  :o


Hopefully I'll get it on the tree tomorrow  >:D
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Offline DavidV

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2013, 09:31:03 pm »
Where's the knots? :) Haha, looking good.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2013, 10:28:47 pm »
Hope that ERC holds up. Your skinny as ever. If it does, it will rip an arrow.
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Offline Cardboard_Duck

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2013, 10:38:44 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on April 08, 2013, 10:28:47 pm
Hope that ERC holds up. Your skinny as ever. If it does, it will rip an arrow.

I hope it does too... I know this is a less than ideal design, but I had a narrow cut off piece and decided to give it whirl :) I'll wear a helmet  ;D

I trapped the back of the hickory already, do you think a more rectangular or round belly would work better?
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2013, 10:42:16 pm »
Like that profile Duck, and the pin knock. I'd like to see how this one turns out, keep us posted.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2013, 10:44:59 pm »
Flatter the better.
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Offline lesken2011

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2013, 10:58:20 pm »
That one looks like a screamer, so far, Mr. Duck!
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Offline bushboy

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2013, 12:20:33 am »
Yes,I like me a light in the hand whippy little bow!4 me they shoot real straight!
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Offline autologus

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2013, 01:31:02 am »
If you dont mind my asking where did you get your ERC boards?

Grady
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Offline Cardboard_Duck

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2013, 07:46:32 am »
Thanks guys, I just hope I can make this one work.

Flat belly it is.

Grady I sent you a PM.
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Offline Cardboard_Duck

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2013, 07:18:48 pm »
 :(

Boom...

Not even my special helper could help this bow...



I only got it to about 20" and I heard a little tick... I looked it over and couldn't see or feel a thing. I put the gizmo back on it removed some more wood, exercised it, slowly worked it back out to 20" and BOOM!!! It was already to about a 5.5" brace too... oh well, this is my first breakage, on to the next  >:D





I think this is where it started to break, there is a very small knot here. This was made with leftovers from various bows, so no real loss
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2013, 08:08:03 pm »
That's cedar for ya
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
« Reply #12 on: April 09, 2013, 08:20:52 pm »
I thought it was backed with hickory?
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2013, 08:43:14 pm »
You are correct slinger.  And it was the knot in the hickory that created the calamity, not the cedar.  I was rather looking forward to seeing this work out.  It sure was purty, while it lasted.  Josh
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2013, 10:21:15 pm »
Dang man I wanted to see that finished also. Say thats your first one to break? You got some catching up to do Duck, I broke two
in the last few weeks and believe me they weren't my first breaks, not even close. :D
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