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Stone Age Witch Hazel (updated 1/18)
ricktrojanowski:
Well hunting season is over and I'm ready to get going on the bow again. I should have just worked on bows and not hunted. I would have killled the same number of deer.... NONE. I'm starting the tillering process removing wood off the belly and shaping the limbs a bit more. I still have to heat straighten again to align the tips but this time I will wait until it is closer to final tiller. Just using obsidian flakes. Not using the foot vise because I feel I have more control just scraping over the knee. The flakes cut fast although they dull quickly. The foot vice worked good for rougher work but I like this better at this stage.
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Caveman:
how do you plan to figure the draw weight. I've seen people use rigs and pullies but even though they invented the wheel, I'm pretty sure primitives didnt get that far.
DanaM:
Looks good so far Rick, glad yer back at it :)
knightd:
Draw weight UGGGG ARGGG PLENTY STRONG !! ;D
sailordad:
if it shoots an arrow past your feet its strong enough
actually after youve made afe wbows you can get pretty good at gguessing draw weight.
most bows i have made have been from 45-55 lbs,now i can get close enough to that during tillering,the last bow i made never even seen scale
i would say that one shhots about 45lbs.the one i am making now dodnt even get any long string tillering,all floor tiilering untill i could get it braced(just as an experimment)tiller looks good so far too.i'll bet that at the 16" its pulling right now its at about 65lbs
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