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Bows / Re: Strongly reflexed bow turning inside out!
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on Today at 04:42:28 pm »
I'll try to get some pics once I get it strung.  I'm a little nervous about trying it again, since juniper is so weak in flexion.  If it pops over backwards with a shorter string, I'm afraid the belly will break.  But nothing for it but to try, I guess.
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Bows / Re: American Flatbow Oak Board Bow 53lb @ 26"
« Last post by Threy Cameron on Today at 04:07:07 pm »
Threy, you flat nailed that one! Excellent craftsmanship and quality. 53lb out of Red Oat is quite an accomplishment. I’ve had some “less than stellar” results with Red Oak – too much string follow. Out of curiosity, how much reflex did you put in the limbs during the heat-treating process?

Cheers man thanks for the encouragement! I'm not sure if my tillering is better than expected or whether this particular red oak is a very dense specimen but the bows are behaving themselves vey well so far.

I only heated in around 1.5 to 2 inches of reflex into the bows, just enough so that they don't take string follow or at least minimize it greatly but not enough to overstress the red oak. I find that my best change in how I heat treat is a transition from a heat gun to a slow cook over charcoal from around 1.5 to 3 hours depending on the temperature or amount of charcoal until the belly is a very dark brown  and almost black on the handle riser. I also heat treat after floor tillering to 8 inches but before stringing so as not to preemptively crush the belly fibers. I've heard many experienced bowyers mention how its much easier to prevent set than correct it.

The photo shows one of my reflex cauls after a heat treatment which gives you an idea of the amount of reflex in the limbs. The caul is set to reflex around 3.5 inches so I've put small wooden blocks under the limb tips so as to have a solid surface to clamp to whilst not reflexing them as far.


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Bows / Re: American Flatbow Oak Board Bow 53lb @ 26"
« Last post by Threy Cameron on Today at 03:57:05 pm »
One of the best tillered bows I have seen lately, Amazing!

Thank you, I'm really happy with how the tiller turned out. Really appreciate the encouragement!
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Bows / Re: American Flatbow Oak Board Bow 53lb @ 26"
« Last post by Threy Cameron on Today at 03:50:08 pm »
Another lovely, well crafted bow. Great job on the tiller.

Cheers man I really appreciate it. That one board is turning out to be a gold mine of good bows haha.
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Bows / Re: American Flatbow Oak Board Bow 53lb @ 26"
« Last post by NonBacked on Today at 02:18:38 pm »
Threy, you flat nailed that one! Excellent craftsmanship and quality. 53lb out of Red Oat is quite an accomplishment. I’ve had some “less than stellar” results with Red Oak – too much string follow. Out of curiosity, how much reflex did you put in the limbs during the heat-treating process?
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Bows / Re: Strongly reflexed bow turning inside out!
« Last post by willie on Today at 01:24:50 pm »
how much wood to sinew proportions? where is it designed to bend? a pic or two would be nice.
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Bows / Re: American Flatbow Oak Board Bow 53lb @ 26"
« Last post by Pat B on Today at 01:00:37 pm »
Great bow and tiller and the back profile is a good overall shape. Well done.  :OK
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Doug509 on Today at 11:41:29 am »
Thanks for your suggestions.  I did use a heat gun on left/lower limb, 20" from the handle.  Now both limbs are equally reflexed now and the handle is 5" below the tips.  When I study the stave, I'm thinking a 5 curve bow could be possible?  The limbs are 25 to 30 mm wide, maybe too narrow for a 5 curve?
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Around the Campfire / Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Last post by Eric Krewson on Today at 10:30:15 am »
Time to wrap up the part of the garden that can't stand the heavy frost that is coming tonight.

I dug a lot of Daikon radishes, they grow to china and I have found the long spade it the best way to get them out of the ground without breaking them. I ended up with 2 gallon bags packed full of washed and trimmed radishes.





Next I picked spinach, not because the frost will harm it but because I needed some in the frig. My bulging disc back issues wouldn't let me bend over to pick last week, with my old man knee stool I could manage it today, I picked two gallons of really nice spinach. I put up the rabbit fence this year, I tried trapping them in the past but couldn't catch any, they ate all of my spinach last year. This is the patch after I picked, I forgot to take a before picture.



Lastly I pulled my beets, there is a lot I don't know about growing them, this is my first attempt. They germinated very slowly and the grass took over, the beets were small. I wanted to pickle some, again my first attempt, I may have enough to fill a couple of pints.



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Bows / Re: American Flatbow Oak Board Bow 53lb @ 26"
« Last post by bentstick54 on Today at 10:27:41 am »
Great job. Tiller looks as good as it can get.
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