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Bows / Re: Display Bow
« Last post by superdav95 on December 02, 2025, 09:58:00 pm »
I bet it’s possible.  Sort of along with with what pappy said,  take a heat treated bow and get it tillered till it looks good at brace then leave it.  Don’t tiller it out as would normally do.  I wonder if it would hold better.  Less stressed belly wood and less tension for the back.  Worth a shot. 
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Bows / Re: Hickory-black cherry-jatoba-black palm, 42#@28"
« Last post by superdav95 on December 02, 2025, 09:44:50 pm »
Yup what others have said!  Outstanding looking bow. Love the profile and tiller looks very good.  Well done.  I have tried black palm in the past as a boo backed narrow bow and it didn’t work for me.   It fretted belly badly during tiller at only 20”.   You’ve got more layers which may make your more doable.  Mine was discarded.  I’m thinking now I should have kept it and tried a third lam to save it.  Congrats on your bow man. 
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by willie on December 02, 2025, 09:39:08 pm »
Quote from: Doug509 on December 02, 2025, 11:42:01 am

Last winter I found 3 nice unbranched ocean spray growing in shaded north facing slopes in eastern cascades.  I believe being in shade they reach for light and stay kind of straight and unbranched.  This one didnt check or split like most do.  It also has a perfectly swollen knuckle 30 x 40 mm in the middle.  Makes a perfect handle.  Hope I dont mess this one up.

Do your staves dry into more reflex than as found when on the stump?
Maybe you could strap them to a 2x caul when green and "train" them as they dry.
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Bows / Re: Common carp backed Osage
« Last post by superdav95 on December 02, 2025, 09:36:39 pm »
Wow. Super nice.  I love the carp skins.  I can imagine the effort to get the oils out of the skins!   Worth it.  Sleek lookin and elegant bow there.  Well done.
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Bows / Re: Hop hornbeam static recurve
« Last post by superdav95 on December 02, 2025, 09:32:29 pm »
Very nice lookin bow.  It’s nice stuff that hhb!  Trick is getting straight run.  It dose make a fine snappy bow.  You did a great job on this one.  Looks great. 
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Bows / Re: Hopefully Worth the Effort
« Last post by superdav95 on December 02, 2025, 09:28:13 pm »
Yup I’d say that should work fine too.  Very cool approach to solving a potential problem.  I had some help from Eric on a similar fix.  I don’t have any pics of it handy but it worked well.  Man I gotta get my new shop organized and get back at it.  The move out west still has all my stuff packed away! 
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Bows / Re: Osage Selfbow
« Last post by Selfbowman on December 02, 2025, 08:29:17 pm »
That set is constant on the bows I make. But that profile makes for a smooth draw ,fast bow with little shock. The pros that shoot my bows like that design.
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Flight Bows / Re: Flight Archery Projects
« Last post by Badger on December 02, 2025, 04:47:18 pm »
Quote from: Marc St Louis on November 30, 2025, 02:19:05 pm
Quote from: RyanY on November 29, 2025, 08:14:05 pm
More pics

That bend profile on those limbs looks a lot like a BL bow I was working on several years ago.  I had to abandon it because it was too unstable

  I have a question Mark, maybe a couple of questions. What amount of reflex did you finally settle on as being optimum for your designs? By reflex, I mean how far behind the back of the bow were the tips.
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Arrows / Re: arrow spine
« Last post by Pat B on December 02, 2025, 03:51:36 pm »
I wish Art Butner(artcher1) was still around. He'd love this conversation. Art taught me about making primitive arrows from sourwood shoots and cane. He was also an expert(my opinion)with store bought shafting and making and shooting bows. He would have loved this conversation!
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Bows / Re: Back in the shop
« Last post by bjrogg on December 02, 2025, 02:50:40 pm »
Quote from: Selfbowman on December 02, 2025, 12:58:32 pm
Very nice short bow BJ. You always amaze me on your tillering. I enjoyed your visit last winter.


Thank you Arvin. I think that’s the nicest compliment anyone has ever given me.

It’s probably because we both see the same thing. Right or wrong lol. Your not to bad yourself.

I did very much enjoy our visit. Was really good to meet you.

Bjrogg
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