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Offline dwardo

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Re: First piece of osage to cross my bench. Opinions please.
« Reply #15 on: November 21, 2013, 05:11:27 pm »
Have been removing anything that doesn't look like a heavy bow and skirting around the width where possible.
Its still nice and heavy with a light floor tiller. Its time to give it a profile with the gun. So far its just deflex in the outers.



Odd drying check on the back



As much width as I could save





Very happy to have my elbow starting to work again so been shooting a few arrows from the last static elm i made. Nice to loose a few again.



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« Reply #16 on: November 22, 2013, 04:00:42 am »
That's a fine stave waiting for a good bowyer to turn it into a fine bow  :) You'll have no problems. ;)
I recently reworked an old dog of an osage bow of mine and the first thing I did was narrow it to 1 3/8ths, mild crowned belly and a few tweaks. She shoots just great now. What i'm saying is that it's very easy to overbuild osage and I think your width is perfect for the weight you want. Personally i'd make a recurve from it but that's just me...and I love recurves  :)
ps. Wainwright is my favourite bottled beer, very refreshing eh?  ;)
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Offline dwardo

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« Reply #17 on: November 22, 2013, 04:30:59 am »
Yeah it's a lovely drop mate. Pure bow building juice. Although I did have a waggle-dance afterwards.
So short static or longer working and keep more active limb......
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« Reply #18 on: November 22, 2013, 07:38:17 am »
I vote short sharp static hooks....get the steamer out n start a bending  8)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #19 on: November 22, 2013, 08:11:46 am »
I think you know what my vote is dwardo...:)
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Offline dwardo

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« Reply #20 on: November 22, 2013, 12:47:18 pm »
That`s settled then.  >:D
Soon as the missus and the boy are asleep I will commandeer her favourite stewing pan and steam in some short n sharps.
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blackhawk

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« Reply #21 on: November 22, 2013, 12:50:14 pm »
Atta boy... ;) your gonna love how it bends ;)
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« Reply #22 on: November 22, 2013, 12:50:51 pm »
Atta boy!
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« Reply #23 on: November 22, 2013, 01:00:21 pm »
Is there an echo in here  ???  :laugh:  :laugh:
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Offline Onebowonder

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« Reply #24 on: November 22, 2013, 01:23:03 pm »
Is there an echo in here?  ??? ;D ::)

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Offline dwardo

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« Reply #25 on: November 22, 2013, 05:19:44 pm »
Short and a bit sharp but tarted out on the full 90.  ;D



Tonight its a waggle dance.

Will stick this outside for an hour where its 1deg C, then have at the other.
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« Reply #26 on: November 22, 2013, 05:23:59 pm »
Thats what Im talking about right there. Thats the perfect use for 6-7" of tip that woudl be dead otherwise. It still weighs the same as it di before you bent it, but your bow just went through the roof. Nice work. Bow length dictates static length, but I always make mine as short as mathmatically possible, I miss my mark here and there.
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Offline PatM

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« Reply #27 on: November 22, 2013, 05:47:41 pm »
Come on PD, everyone knows recurves just look good and don't do anything else.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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« Reply #28 on: November 22, 2013, 06:32:21 pm »
That's looking great.  To me there is something so intimidating about doing a static.  Need to sac up I guess.
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« Reply #29 on: November 22, 2013, 07:10:55 pm »
Badgers champion this time,

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