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Around the Campfire / Re: It followed me home thread
« Last post by osage outlaw on December 13, 2025, 08:54:23 pm »
I bought these from 2 guys who inherited their dad’s collection and didn’t want them.  There are 6 Keen Kutters, a WW2 hatchet, a boy scout hatchet, 2 bluegrass, one has the original paper label, and several others.  Almost all of them look to be in new condition with great stamps. 
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Bows / Re: yew - a madam's target bow 31# -27"
« Last post by simk on December 13, 2025, 08:09:20 pm »
...thanks  for watching.
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Bows / Re: yew - madam's target bow 31# -27"
« Last post by simk on December 13, 2025, 08:07:54 pm »
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Bows / yew - a madam's target bow 31# -27"
« Last post by simk on December 13, 2025, 08:04:23 pm »
ready for shipping - around 350 gramms in mass.
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Bows / Re: Common mistakes in deflex/reflex bows?
« Last post by Aussie Yeoman on December 13, 2025, 07:48:35 pm »
Here's one of the two designs I'm currently playing with. The tips are essentially dead-even with the back of the handle at rest, the limbs pretty straight at brace.

To get this profile, it needs to have an amount of reflex equal to about 80 mm (3 1/4") of reflex on a straight bow. Which I assume would need maybe five inches of deflection during glue up, to account for spring-back.
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Bows / Re: Bow Testing 2023 / 2025
« Last post by simk on December 13, 2025, 07:39:12 pm »
wiellie: I glue these up with no deflex but i think they are on the edge. a lot of strain on the inners. but beautyful shooters. They are very light in mass, 400-450gramms. narrow like 34mm. but it only works with the very best material - and bloodwood is pretty stubborn at taking set. then rather chrysals away spontaneously. as you see the osage took plenty set. it probably shows what would have been be the best amount of deflex for the glueup. you can put more and more reflex into a wooden bow but they always settle in to where they want - at least with me. I would suggest glueing in a little deflex. Probably should make one new slightly deflexed caul for me as well. A little deflex out of the grip is always a + I'd say. It also allows you to make the bow a little shorter  than straight bow. The asl is straight out of the grip. maybe the tapered powerlam makes it looks a little deflex. 
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Bows / Re: Rule of thumb for stored energy
« Last post by simk on December 13, 2025, 07:04:59 pm »
Now how should I really apply or implement these number into a build? 
The only numbers I care finally is what comes out as fps. The fps do not only include stored energy, but the contracdictory factor: limb mass and inertia.
The build itself works after general principles for me. In dont measure anything. Even if you you understand bow mechanics, bowmaking will only work by specific tinkering.
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Bows / Re: Bow Testing 2023 / 2025
« Last post by willie on December 13, 2025, 07:04:29 pm »
Quote from: simk on December 13, 2025, 05:51:18 pm

Willie: The laminated boloodwood semi-recurve had a similar profile like pics 1 & 2 - just less deflex

The laminated yew maple bamboo was a classic asl longbow, 66"


so not much deflex needed to place high on the list?   
Was there any deflex out of the handle with the clasic ASL?
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Bows / Re: Common mistakes in deflex/reflex bows?
« Last post by willie on December 13, 2025, 06:43:22 pm »
Quote from: Badger on December 13, 2025, 04:28:21 pm
My favorite R?D design is more like an R&D with a semi-recurve. I use a very similar form to the one Gary Anderson used. Hard to beat.

Steve, I could not find a Gary Anderson, but can you share specs and a pic the side profile you like?
I can put it into virtualbow and tweak as you see fit.
the pics on top (below) , maybe too mild? maybe does not have the "semi-recurve" you mention?

the bottom pic? too radical?



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Bows / Re: Bow Testing 2023 / 2025
« Last post by simk on December 13, 2025, 06:38:56 pm »
found pics from the bloodwood build on the phone - that was probably from the start of the tillering process - the limbs pull straight later at fd.
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