Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DC on August 14, 2016, 08:06:24 pm
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I just put a bow that I made last fall back on the tree just to check the weight. The top limb is way weak. It was good last fall. It's a spliced bamboo backed yew. It's a nice shooter so it's had a few thousand arrows through it I would guess. Could this be caused by the high humidity we've had all summer?
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Hmmm....bamboo backed bows are the ones I never have an issue with this one older bows.
The glue lines still all solid? I once was super confused by why an RD I was working on suddenly seemed so hinged coming out of the fades till I realized glue line was letting go for a few inches. I ended up just filling it with super glue and saved it.
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I had a 6 year old bow go strong in the top limb while it was sitting up unused, I retillered it and it is holding well so far.
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Glue line looks good, no chrysals.
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Had it happen a few times with osage self bows. In a period of weeks with one.
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What if you try balancing it on your knee like a horn bow? I have to do that with my bamboo self bow from Mead Longbows. grabbing the weak limb mid-limb, put the knee on the strong limb belly mid-limb and other hand on the tip of the strong limb and pull
Maybe a little bit of heat?..
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I took a few scrapes off the strong limb. We'll see what happens. Hopefully it's not the humidity or I'll be scraping the other limb in the fall.
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Do you hang your bows up or lean them in the corner?
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Has the bow got a stiff handle? Need pics.
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Stiff handle. Yes, I stand it in a corner, :-[ but I swap ends when I use it ;)
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Worst way on planet earth to store a wood(en) bow DC.
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not good for FG bow either!
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I gave a friend an oak bow and forgot to tell him how to store it. He called about 6 months later and told me there was something wrong with his bow. Turns out he stood it up in a corner of his garage, the bottom limb had acquired a strung profile when it was unstrung, I couldn't fix it.
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Enough said.
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I've been trying to come up with a rack that will "fit the decor" and hold 10-20 bows. Making another bow always seems to take precedence over a rack. I guess right now while it's really to humid to work on a bow is a good time.
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I've been trying to come up with a rack that will "fit the decor" and hold 10-20 bows. Making another bow always seems to take precedence over a rack. I guess right now while it's really to humid to work on a bow is a good time.
Would definitely like to see that, thinking of making a rack
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maybe if you shoot it a bit it will even out some,, :)??
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I've been shooting it regularly. I retillered it a bit and will try it tomorrow.
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Just throw them in the rafters until you get a rack.
Keep your eye out for an old wooden baby crib. Just cut the top rail and bottom rail leaving 4" of the slats sticking out. Hang them vertically 4' apart and you can store a dozen or more with minimal effort. It may not match the decor but it will keep you from ruining your bows. ;)
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All fixed-- hopefully
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Good looking rack of bows . Arvin
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ah, nice and simple
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Do you hang your bows up or lean them in the corner?
Exactly what I was thinking. Horizontal is the way to go.
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I'm still having a few doubts about all this. If a bow can bend from leaning against a wall, why doesn't it bend when laying across two pins? And for the humidity argument, if it's more humid near the floor why is hanging them by the string OK?
And when I hung them up I noticed that there is thirteen bows. I either have to break one or make another one. Tough decision. ;D ;D
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Orrrrr ship me one. :)
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They are all too light for you, and too long ;D ;D ;D
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there are times when a bow can shift for "no reason",, your bow rack will help,, leaning them on end is just not good idea,,
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They are all too light for you, and too long ;D ;D ;D
A fella can adapt