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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Cardboard_Duck on April 08, 2013, 08:56:11 pm

Title: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
Post by: Cardboard_Duck on April 08, 2013, 08:56:11 pm: I glued this up over the weekend and got it floor tillered and one nock cut in today -
It's 61" TtT
1.125" at the grip
0.5" at the tip
Thickness taper of about 0.875" at the grip to 0.5625" (this is just floor tillered right now)
I'm shooting for around #45 at 28"

Back
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q744/cardboard_duck/WP_20130408_004_zpsd7d914ac.jpg)

Belly
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q744/cardboard_duck/WP_20130408_010_zpsd95376be.jpg)

Side Profile
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q744/cardboard_duck/WP_20130408_005_zpsacd701f5.jpg)

Nock, I hope this is OK... :o
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q744/cardboard_duck/WP_20130408_009_zps87776739.jpg)

Hopefully I'll get it on the tree tomorrow >:D
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
Post by: DavidV on April 08, 2013, 09:31:03 pm: Where's the knots? :) Haha, looking good.
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 08, 2013, 10:28:47 pm: Hope that ERC holds up. Your skinny as ever. If it does, it will rip an arrow.
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
Post by: Cardboard_Duck on April 08, 2013, 10:38:44 pm: Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on April 08, 2013, 10:28:47 pm
Hope that ERC holds up. Your skinny as ever. If it does, it will rip an arrow.

I hope it does too... I know this is a less than ideal design, but I had a narrow cut off piece and decided to give it whirl :) I'll wear a helmet ;D

I trapped the back of the hickory already, do you think a more rectangular or round belly would work better?
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
Post by: Badly Bent on April 08, 2013, 10:42:16 pm: Like that profile Duck, and the pin knock. I'd like to see how this one turns out, keep us posted.
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 08, 2013, 10:44:59 pm: Flatter the better.
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
Post by: lesken2011 on April 08, 2013, 10:58:20 pm: That one looks like a screamer, so far, Mr. Duck!
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
Post by: bushboy on April 09, 2013, 12:20:33 am: Yes,I like me a light in the hand whippy little bow!4 me they shoot real straight!
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
Post by: autologus on April 09, 2013, 01:31:02 am: If you dont mind my asking where did you get your ERC boards?

Grady
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
Post by: Cardboard_Duck on April 09, 2013, 07:46:32 am: Thanks guys, I just hope I can make this one work.

Flat belly it is.

Grady I sent you a PM.
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC
Post by: Cardboard_Duck on April 09, 2013, 07:18:48 pm: :(

Boom...

Not even my special helper could help this bow...
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q744/cardboard_duck/WP_20130409_007_zpse259d874.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q744/cardboard_duck/WP_20130409_008_zps304687ec.jpg)

I only got it to about 20" and I heard a little tick... I looked it over and couldn't see or feel a thing. I put the gizmo back on it removed some more wood, exercised it, slowly worked it back out to 20" and BOOM!!! It was already to about a 5.5" brace too... oh well, this is my first breakage, on to the next >:D

(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q744/cardboard_duck/WP_20130409_009_zps75782ae4.jpg)

(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q744/cardboard_duck/WP_20130409_010_zps376145c2.jpg)

I think this is where it started to break, there is a very small knot here. This was made with leftovers from various bows, so no real loss
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q744/cardboard_duck/WP_20130409_011_zps4061900a.jpg)
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
Post by: Joec123able on April 09, 2013, 08:08:03 pm: That's cedar for ya
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
Post by: Thesquirrelslinger on April 09, 2013, 08:20:52 pm: I thought it was backed with hickory?
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
Post by: Josh B on April 09, 2013, 08:43:14 pm: You are correct slinger. And it was the knot in the hickory that created the calamity, not the cedar. I was rather looking forward to seeing this work out. It sure was purty, while it lasted. Josh
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
Post by: Badly Bent on April 09, 2013, 10:21:15 pm: Dang man I wanted to see that finished also. Say thats your first one to break? You got some catching up to do Duck, I broke two
in the last few weeks and believe me they weren't my first breaks, not even close. :D
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
Post by: Hamish on April 09, 2013, 10:28:01 pm: I've had 2 narrow, 1" or less wide, Hickory backed bows blow up on me in the past couple of months. Both of them went at much smaller knots than yours. I even left a little extra wood on the edges in attempt to compensate for the pin knot. They still blew. The second one blew when I was stringing at first full brace height. Shards just missed my right eye, grazing my cheek.The main part of the same bow whacked me in the chin, splitting it open. Probably could've done with a few stitches, nice scar now. Heck I was too pretty before anyway.

Using clean straight hickory is virtually bulletproof, so I'm not going to use anything less than that from now on.
Hamish.
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
Post by: Cardboard_Duck on April 09, 2013, 10:33:24 pm: Yep, my first break. It would have been bow #15.

I think I'm going to try another one, just with clean knot free hickory this time :) Luckily this one blew on the tree and not in my hand... I hear too many scary stories about bow explosions.
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
Post by: Jmilbrandt on April 09, 2013, 11:30:48 pm: I feel for you man, I just had a hickory backed erc blow at full draw.
Title: Re: Started a bendy handled HBERC- It done blowed up :(
Post by: kevinsmith5 on April 10, 2013, 12:30:21 am: I blew a bamboo backed ipe this weekend when a tip overlay slipped. Not quite as spectacular as that one, but it was at full draw.....