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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by medicinewheel on Today at 02:33:41 am »... I was considering reflexing the handle with steam to deflex limbs and make a reflex deflex bow. ...
Guess you ment to say deflexing here??
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Guess you ment to say deflexing here??
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Bows / Re: Strongly reflexed bow turning inside out!
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on Today at 12:14:52 am »And tiller slowly, Pierce. 
No problem there--this thing is so snaky I think I'm going to do most of the tillering with a cabinet scraper.
No problem there--this thing is so snaky I think I'm going to do most of the tillering with a cabinet scraper.23
Bows / Re: Strongly reflexed bow turning inside out!
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on Today at 12:13:08 am »Interesting. So the solution is to brace it higher. That's counter-intuitive! I'll give it a shot. Thanks, guys.
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Bows / Re: Strongly reflexed bow turning inside out!
« Last post by pierce_schmeichel on November 27, 2025, 11:54:53 pm »Definitely do not take sinew off. If you need to make it bend more just take more wood off the belly very slowly. It is very very easy to remove too much wood when tillering a high reflex juniper bow. Once you get past that snap back point the bow doesnt have as much draw weight as you think. Thats actually one of the things that makes sinew backed juniper bows so darn powerful haha. Kinda straightens the draw weight curve out a bit.
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Bows / Re: Strongly reflexed bow turning inside out!
« Last post by Pappy on November 27, 2025, 11:45:07 pm »What they said 😉😊😊 Pappy
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Around the Campfire / Re: Happy Thanksgiving all.
« Last post by bjrogg on November 27, 2025, 11:13:28 pm »There's a special bond between old guys and teenage grand daughters.
It gets even stronger when they go off to college.
Bjrogg
It gets even stronger when they go off to college.
Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: Strongly reflexed bow turning inside out!
« Last post by Mo_coon-catcher on November 27, 2025, 09:07:43 pm »I was just about to say what Hamish did. Highly reflexes bows pretty well need to be taken to full brace skipping the low brace stage.
Kyle
Kyle
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Bows / Re: Strongly reflexed bow turning inside out!
« Last post by Hamish on November 27, 2025, 09:05:42 pm »What brace height did you string it at?
You need to get it to the point where it can be strung at a decent brace height, at least 4". If you try and use a loose string or a low brace height even a moderately reflexed bow will want to "flip".
You need to get it to the point where it can be strung at a decent brace height, at least 4". If you try and use a loose string or a low brace height even a moderately reflexed bow will want to "flip".
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Bows / Strongly reflexed bow turning inside out!
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on November 27, 2025, 08:31:29 pm »Well, dang it! I've got a juniper/elk sinew bow on the tree. The sinew put about 6" or reflex into it, which is great and should make a hard-hitting bow. The limbs are a little snakey, but I got them unkinked enough that the string crosses the center of the handle. But today I got it bending to about 8", put a string on it, and the thing turned itself inside out! Is there any way to make it not do that, short of peeling off the sinew and starting over?
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Around the Campfire / Re: Happy Thanksgiving all.
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on November 27, 2025, 08:26:41 pm »I am gonna grill a big fat rainbow trout filet when I get home from work. It came off one of those huge fish I have been dragging out of the lake this fall and the ONE filet is almost a pound and a quarter! And I intend to serve it up with mashed taters, green bean casserole, and dressing!
Next, out of an abundance of caution, I want to remind everyone to be diligently safe this year. The main thing to remember is that once you get that plate loaded LIFT WITH YER LEGS AND NOT YER BACK!
Back at you, guys. Hope your day is peaceful and fun.
It's just me, the wife and kid this year, since we recently fought off a bout of whooping cough and the elderly relatives decided to keep their distance. We had elk stroganoff for a main dish. Berry cobbler and a fresh salad to round it out. Unlike turkey, we're actually looking forward to the leftovers! Shot a few arrows in the backyard, took a nap, worked on a bow out in the garage. Now eavesdropping on the Badgerling talking on the phone with my dad. There's a special bond between old guys and teenage grand daughters.