Another Invitational 2016 Bow Trade...

[Selfbowman]

Guys I heard talk of delivering bows at Mojam . I am leaving for a extended vacation and would like to mail my trade bow before I leave. That would be on the 28th of June . Or I can mail it when I get to pappys I guess. Don't see any since in hauling it all over the country.  Arvin

[sleek]

Is it too late to use that method on my second course?

[JonW]

Arvin go ahead and ship. That will be fine.

Jon

[BowEd]

No it is'nt sleek.That's worked for me before.
Pat....Your hickory might surprise you as you tiller it down.It might very well increase in reflex as you thickness tiller depending on thickness of sinew.Did'nt read what you wanted as a final weight.

[lebhuntfish]

No it is'nt sleek.That's worked for me before.
Pat....Your hickory might surprise you as you tiller it down.It might very well increase in reflex as you thickness tiller depending on thickness of sinew.Did'nt read what you wanted as a final weight.

I'll take that into account Ed. But I put rawhide on my hickory. Do you think it would still increase in reflex? I'm looking for about 50 to 55 at 28.

Patrick

[lebhuntfish]

Well fellas my hickory bow is out of the running.  I have the upper tip trying to turn sideways on me. I tried some creative scraping and it helped for a few minutes then now I think it is worse. I have an idea on how to fix it but I don't have enough time.  So my guy will be getting an Osage bow or possibly a mystery wood bow that Osage outlaw gave me at Marshall. We will see.  I got enough staves to choose from so who knows.

Patrick

P.S. I'm just a little bit ticked off about my hickory.  It shoots quick and draws smooth. But I can't give it to someone else like it is.

[JonW]

Well that just sucks Pat. I know you will pull of something nice.

[lebhuntfish]

Thanks John,  now for me it's crunch time. I don't want to rush it but would still like to have one ready for mojam.

Patrick

[sleek]

Try making the bow a touch shorter?

[Mo_coon-catcher]

I got it pulled back to 25" of the 27" goal pulling 60#. I think in the morning I'll work on cleaning it up, get the overlays made and glued up, then thin te tips a bunch. Right now the tips are about 5/8" wide and my goal is about 5/16". I'm thinking about trapping the back after narrowing the tips. I feel like between sanding it clean, trapping the back, and shooting in, I should end up where I want it. I found a heavy buffalo horn at orcheln earlier and I think I'll use it for the overlays. It'll be my first time playing with horn, though I have worked with antler a little bit. Any tips on working with the horn compared to wood or antler?

Kyle

[lebhuntfish]

Looking good Kyle!

The horn is pretty hard and tuff stuff. It's also not good to breathe the dust from.  I found that it can be a little on the flakey side when cutting it and using the knock file.

Patrick

[lebhuntfish]

I went through a few staves tonight. None of them was what I wanted. One didn't have enough meat on it. And ended up with a weird punky spot in it and now it's a kid bow blank. Then I remembered a beautiful stave I acquired at OJAM.
I chased the first ring under the sapwood. I think it will look pretty cool with the white and yellow. Here is a couple of pics.

Patrick

[PEARL DRUMS]

Do it right this time, Patrick! ☺

[sleek]

I like the roughed out profile.

[lebhuntfish]

Do it right this time, Patrick! ☺

Thanks Pearl,  I have a feeling I was trying to force the piece of hickory into something it didn't want to be.

Thanks Kevin!

Patrick