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Offline Pat B

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pigheaded impatience!
« on: May 16, 2008, 04:00:10 pm »
 Well, this is what I get for being too impatient and trying to force things.  ::) >:(
   This is a mulberry stave from the same piece Hillbilly gave me that I made Lil Tigre' with. It is 49" t/t and I have been working for the last 2 days on straightening the stave and putting the recurves in and lining them up. All with dry heat and olive oil. After a bit more limb tapering I put a tiller string on it and put it on the tree. Things were looking good; bending a bit more here than there but basically looking good. I thought a short brace was in order and with the string an inch above the belly the bow was mostly lining up except for the handle area which I had anticipated. ;D
  This is where the pigheaded impatience comes in! ::)  I figured a bit more brace height was called for and shortened the string and began to brac......BANG!!! :o expletives deleted!!! :(...and I know better. ::)    Gosh, she was gonna be nice too. My intentions were a bendy handle, sinew backed, shorty recurve...and all I got was a learned lesson...I hope it sunk in!     Pat

ps. I know I could do this or that to "fix" the problem but I'm not gonna. I'm gonna place it where I can see it when I go into my shop.

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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2008, 04:29:50 pm »
I did the same thing with a recurve once too, hung it on the wall of shame as well.  :'( Now get out to the shop a build another!!
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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2008, 05:04:23 pm »
Dano, I took your advise and see where it got me! >:(     SHOP CLOSED for TODAY!!! ;)
   Two in one day. I must be living right! ;D       Pat

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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2008, 05:58:12 pm »
Thats just bad luck..... :o
Hapens every now and then just to remind you this is "wood" your dealing with.....its never a sure thing.
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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2008, 06:01:54 pm »
I haven't broken many so when they do break, like this osage, it does get your attention.  :o ;D I have had many "badly bent" bows in my time! ;D     Pat

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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2008, 06:10:01 pm »
Well durnnit! and a nice lookin peice of wood too. Finally loaded up some BL I got from Dingleberry and another from be darned if I can remember. Anyway - hope I don't wind up with the same results :).
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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #6 on: May 16, 2008, 06:16:08 pm »
Pat, I'm sure glad that I've never done anything like that.  ::)  :) Paul, you got one locust stave from me.
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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2008, 06:54:01 pm »
i caint find any streight locust. all the stuff here looks like its been tied in knots. :P
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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2008, 07:04:19 pm »
Quote from: recurve shooter on May 16, 2008, 06:54:01 pm
i caint find any streight locust. all the stuff here looks like its been tied in knots. :P

               Yah-ont sum?? I think that how you Suthin Boyz says it......Got me's a bunch a dat Lucust wuud!!!!

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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2008, 07:23:35 pm »
Dats honey locust!  ;) Yankee
Paul. The second one is the bow Kenneth was shooting that morning(Sunday?) we all went around.
RS. All of our locust is straight but it has bore all through it as it grows.
  Steve, well, one or 2, maybe! ;D    Pat
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« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2008, 07:31:23 pm »
When it rains it pours.   :'( I think I can relate to that.  Justin
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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2008, 08:18:34 pm »
Yep....it's Honey Locust alright....Jest said I had a Bunch of Locust.....I already too one set of Billets down to a single Growth Ring....and have the two pieces notched and ready for Glue-Up.....I cant beleive that they are almost dry already!!
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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #12 on: May 16, 2008, 08:29:33 pm »
Pat I broke an osage and a hickory within 20 minutes one day I just found some of that Tn. spring water and forgot
about wood for several hours

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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #13 on: May 16, 2008, 09:10:09 pm »
make the least of all that goes, my brother
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Re: pigheaded impatience!
« Reply #14 on: May 16, 2008, 09:20:31 pm »
Aha! Steve - I've been rackinig my brain trying to remember who gave me that one ;D. Too bad about that bow Pat, sure was shootin good for Keneth - may it rest in peace O:).
 So Yankee, have you gotten a bow made of that honey locust yet? I've been ponderin cuttin down a few :).
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