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Bows / Re: Bamboo-maple-horn, 98#@28"
« Last post by Marc St Louis on November 12, 2025, 08:49:43 pm »That is a pretty bow
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Bows / Re: Bamboo-maple-horn, 98#@28"
« Last post by superdav95 on November 12, 2025, 06:57:20 pm »Outstanding bow and great designs. I’ve also made a few of these albeit lower poundage! They hold up well and shoot quite fast. I’m relation to the mosso bamboo I’ve done a mild heat treatment on mine on the fleshy side to really get it to the limits of strength and remain conservative on robust strength. I leave the nodes intact. Congrats on your win too. Very nice indeed
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Bows / Re: How to "shoot in" a bow when you cannot shoot?
« Last post by Doug509 on November 12, 2025, 06:12:41 pm »Getting old or injured is no fun. Maybe time for an apprentice to pass the heavy lifting and knowledge to. Speaking of knowledge how does one shoot in a new bow? Do you shoot at shorter draw lengths gradually getting to full draw? What are you trying to achieve that cant be done on a tiller tree? I hope you stay healthy...
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Bows / Re: Common carp backed Osage
« Last post by bentstick54 on November 12, 2025, 05:09:46 pm »Love the look of that one. Another beauty.
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Around the Campfire / Northern lights tonight, post pics here!
« Last post by sleek on November 12, 2025, 03:56:10 pm »The northern lights are dazzling the US and hopefully tonight we will get an even stronger storm. Here are a few pics I took last night. We are also at the peak of the torrid meteor shower tonight, so if you are photographically inclined, you have a once in a lifetime opportunity tonight. Ill be out there trying to get some good shots. It starts at dusk and continues through about 1 am. Ill be out there with a bow trying to get some dramatic archery shots. I hope yall all head out tonight and post your pictures here!
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Bows / Re: A little carp skin comparison
« Last post by Mo_coon-catcher on November 12, 2025, 01:51:09 pm »The process I roll with is to scale the fish, make the cuts you want the skin to peel or it will rip where you don’t want it to, flesh the skin clean of all fat and meat, wash with dawn, then spread them out on a piece of plywood to dry. When ready to use rehydrate in water with a little soap. Next I’m going to give them a wash in a stronger degreaser before gluing in and see how they turn out.
Kyle
Kyle
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Bows / Re: Top Nocks
« Last post by mmattockx on November 12, 2025, 12:29:01 pm »I like this method because it allows for narrower limb tips to keep the speed up as much as possible.
A couple of mine. You can't tell in the pics, but both of these are about 5/16" wide:
Mark
A couple of mine. You can't tell in the pics, but both of these are about 5/16" wide:
Mark
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Bows / Re: A little carp skin comparison
« Last post by GlisGlis on November 12, 2025, 12:28:38 pm »How do you dry your fish skins? do you salt them?
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Bows / Re: Common carp backed Osage
« Last post by gifford on November 12, 2025, 11:12:46 am »Kyle - another winner, you sure have been busy. Very nice indeed. G
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Bows / Re: Help looking for staining info
« Last post by Eric Krewson on November 12, 2025, 10:39:38 am »I tried it diluted and got gray, full strength and got black. This is the diluted test, I added 50% water to the solution.
If your test isn't dark enough for you just repeat with another strong coat. Every flintlock stock that I stained with aqufortis got much darker over time.
If your test isn't dark enough for you just repeat with another strong coat. Every flintlock stock that I stained with aqufortis got much darker over time.