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Offline Squirrelslayer

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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #15 on: May 01, 2013, 05:56:45 pm »
getting there, is it just me or does the part below the fade on the bottom limb bending more than the one on the top? SS
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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #16 on: May 01, 2013, 07:12:20 pm »
Yes, i would agree with that.
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Offline bubby

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« Reply #17 on: May 01, 2013, 07:39:39 pm »
the reason is that most of the limb is still pretty stiff, once he gets mid/outer bending right it will look good
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Offline wildman

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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #18 on: May 02, 2013, 12:52:59 am »
After you get it lined out you could always back it with a hickory lam,get some weight back and prolong the life.
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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #19 on: May 02, 2013, 04:25:30 am »
and maybe add a risor? SS
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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #20 on: May 02, 2013, 06:04:12 am »
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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #21 on: May 02, 2013, 12:00:37 pm »
Risor would make an awesome POP sound first time you draw it as it flew off. I was suggesting backing as a way to get the weight back up only. Very nice lil flat bow as is.
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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #22 on: May 02, 2013, 07:34:22 pm »
Quote from: wildman on May 02, 2013, 12:00:37 pm
Risor would make an awesome POP sound first time you draw it as it flew off. I was suggesting backing as a way to get the weight back up only. Very nice lil flat bow as is.


exactly what I was thinking wildman
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Offline mikebarg

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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #23 on: May 08, 2013, 07:31:50 pm »
well, this is it for this one. I'm stopping here and moving on to look at a new project.
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #24 on: May 08, 2013, 07:41:03 pm »
That looks much much better! Still not perfect, but nice bend!

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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #25 on: May 08, 2013, 08:29:34 pm »
yeah, compare that to the old f/d, look's good
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Offline JeremiahVires

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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #26 on: May 09, 2013, 11:39:04 am »
Top limb isn't bending enough.But really, it would only take like 5 scrapes with a sharp knife.
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Offline hatcha

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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #27 on: May 09, 2013, 12:29:26 pm »
Quote from: TacticalFate on May 01, 2013, 05:25:50 pm
Better, still needs a bunch more work in the outer limbs. My guess is that you'll be down to at least 25lbs by the time it's fixed up.

Maybe worthwhile taking an inch off each tip and putting in new nocks at this point?

Alternatively, you could go down the route of adding sinew to the back, if a higher draw weight is what you're after.
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #28 on: May 10, 2013, 06:35:30 pm »
Certainly a good candidate for the Most Improved Tiller award, ...if we had one.   ::)

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Offline mikebarg

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Re: 58" red oak flat bow
« Reply #29 on: September 12, 2016, 10:21:48 am »
Well, I haven't posted here for a while. I've been working on my bows in the very little spare time I have. I pulled out this old bow and
have been shooting the heck out of it in my back yard. I'm trying to improve my form using a light draw weight bow. This one is pulling 25# @ 26".
It's held up well.
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