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Offline Lukasz Nawalny

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ultimate reflex warbow
« on: October 02, 2013, 03:07:53 pm »
I had yew stave not best quality, a lot of small knots, bad colour on sapwood. I make relfex wit hot steam , paint ugly back and give thin sinew backing. Stave dry about year in reflex. Last week I work on this stave. Unexpecting results - bow keep big reflex - about  1 minut in full draw, after unstringing 2 inch reflex , few minuts in rest about 3 inch reflex. 115 lb at 30" , 75" NTN , crazy string tension. Shame that it is too strong for me. I expect see it in action on polish flight championship in next year, I think few records could be broken
http://www.fotosik.pl/u/robinn/zdjecie/1/album/1512686
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: ultimate reflex warbow
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2013, 04:52:45 pm »
Awesome!
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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 JW_Halverson

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Re: ultimate reflex warbow
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2013, 09:53:24 pm »
I think many people start bending on their sinew too early, not letting it cure fully before putting it to the test.  A year of curing never caused a bow to fail!  She's a beauty, Lukasz. 

Always love to see your work!  Let us know how she shoots next year at the flight competition!
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Offline adb

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Re: ultimate reflex warbow
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2013, 12:40:39 pm »
Very cool! A sinew backed warbow! Did you have any trouble tillering it? I had a big problem with lateral stability on a reflexed warbow stave. It continuously wanted to roll over at low brace.
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Offline toomanyknots

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Re: ultimate reflex warbow
« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2013, 04:58:15 pm »
Quote from: adb on October 03, 2013, 12:40:39 pm
Very cool! A sinew backed warbow! Did you have any trouble tillering it? I had a big problem with lateral stability on a reflexed warbow stave. It continuously wanted to roll over at low brace.

I get the same thing. I just don't low brace it. I longstring tiller the stave in front of a big long mirror (as it would not work on a tiller tree) until I am satisfied a full 6" brace would be possible, and then brace it and go from there. That's how I handle that problem at least.
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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 Lukasz Nawalny

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Re: ultimate reflex warbow
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2013, 06:16:29 pm »
Yes I had problems with twisting limbs and made a lot of corrects with heating gun. Now is ok with 6 inch BH.
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Offline stickbender

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Re: ultimate reflex warbow
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2013, 05:23:15 pm »

     Absolutely beautiful! 8)  You certainly are the artisan with your bows!  ;) You have achieved some miraculous bends in that wood! :o That would be a bow an Elf would be proud to carry! ;D
that should send the Orcs out of the area! ;) ;D ;D  Beautiful work!

                                                             Wayne
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Re: ultimate reflex warbow
« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2013, 04:52:45 pm »
Lukasz;

 I always enjoy seeing your bows, that one is a beauty. And, I think I could probably pull it back.
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