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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on December 07, 2025, 07:57:10 pm »
We had our TwinOaks annual squirrel hunt Saturday, killed 26 squirrels , Will Harrison won with 7 head shots. :) Lots of fun and fellowship.
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: The best shape for a reflexed bow?
« Last post by Selfbowman on December 07, 2025, 07:56:03 pm »
Having built only two computer  design bows I will say this. Building a selfbow and achieving the spec are a challenge to say the least. The crown gets me every time. I built the second one by the dimensions and the force draw and bend profile. Laminate bows would probably be much easier. The next one build I will build it as close to the dimensions as possible before I put a string on the bow. I know I’m not going to be as perfect as the computer but I will have not stressed the wood in any way. The other trick will be matching the properties for the design. Since I know nothing about computer design I have to leave that to the smart guys. I do think that if the properties are put into the computer and the builder matches the dimensions it will turn out as predicted. That’s a lot to expect from a Texas cowboy.🤠🤠
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on December 07, 2025, 07:54:21 pm »
Some bow work Saturday evening and brats and fresh inner loin from my doe, yum yum.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on December 07, 2025, 07:52:43 pm »
I decided to get back out in the woods Saturday morning before the doc tells me I can't, ;) and what a morning it was, seen 2 bucks which I can't shoot /2 buttons and 9 doe, brought 1 of the doe's home with me, was using my old faithful Osage bow/spruce shafts with 160 ace head, been quite a year, 9 yards double lung and top of heart, ran 60 yards and I seen her go down, love it when it goes like that.  :)the only place  my girls like better than their chair by the fire is the meat pole.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on December 07, 2025, 07:46:06 pm »
Was a cold weekend so lots of fire time and shooting the bull. :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on December 07, 2025, 07:44:27 pm »
All done and fresh burgers for lunch. :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on December 07, 2025, 07:42:18 pm »
Had another deer to process so got on it Friday, got about 35lbs of burger and steaks not counting the shoulders. Shawn also had a road kill buck, We processed it also, mainly hit in the head so lots of good meat on it, Will took the hide/Shawn the meat and I got the horns.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on December 07, 2025, 07:39:07 pm »
Been needing some spoons and fork with a long handle, Beau has some bought ones he uses in camp all the time so I decided to make me some, He said I was to tight to buys some.  ;) :) :) I said not tight just fugal.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on December 07, 2025, 07:35:31 pm »
Great weekend, cold but lots of fun. Jimmy showed up Thursday with a doe he killed with the bow he has been working on, it was a Gary Davis blank, I am sure this would make Gary proud. :) Also just FYI , it's not going to look the same in the wood around the cabin, had a couple of trees fall so having a logger cut several the keep them off the pavilion/work shop and cabin. I really hate cutting trees but it has to be done. :( Quite the mess right now but we will get it cleaned up so it won't look so bad I hope.
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: The best shape for a reflexed bow?
« Last post by bassman211 on December 07, 2025, 07:29:04 pm »
All the shapes you show lack set, so that is a plus to begin with, and any one of them would make a fine hunting bow.  I can confirm that. If you are shooting to make a wood flight bow  maybe non of the above. If  chrony numbers count, and all else being equal  long sloping  narrow recurved tips  with very little deflex in the limbs that ended up with 2.5 inches of reflex is the fastest 35 lb. bow that I have made to date. With a 355 gr arrow at 25 inches of draw the bow shot from 158 to 162 through a chrony. You make fine looking heavy bows, and some laminate, so I can't speak to that. JME
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