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Bows / Re: November Bow Of the Month entries here
« Last post by Selfbowman on November 07, 2025, 10:23:19 am »It don’t to me!!!🤠🤠
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Bows / Re: Sudbury Style Oak Board Bow
« Last post by GlisGlis on November 07, 2025, 09:53:13 am »very nice
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Bows / Re: Sudbury Style Oak Board Bow
« Last post by Del the cat on November 07, 2025, 06:32:59 am »Nice work, clean, simple, not overstressed, just what you'd want out hunting.
Del
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Bows / Sudbury Style Oak Board Bow 57lb @ 26"
« Last post by Threy Cameron on November 07, 2025, 03:18:45 am »Hey everyone!
Completed that Sudbury style bow I briefly displayed in my last post. Found a remarkable difference between the heat treat by heat gun vs coals, I found the coals did a much better job at penetrating further into the wood. This could be due to a number of factors perhaps my heat gun isn't up to task or the more radiant heat from the coals over 3 hours slowly baked the wood rather than pinpoint hardened areas?
The bow isn't exact to the original merely inspired by its shape and design. The bow finished out at 57lb @ 26" of draw being 68 1/2" long 2" wide at the midlimb tapering to 3/4" nocks, 1" wide in the handle. The bows currently holding at zero set after 100 shots, I believe this is due to the relatively short draw and heat treating the bows blank after floor tillering rather than after finishing. As I've read elsewhere its easier to prevent set rather than try to correct it.
The bows a great shooter with good early draw tension and a near shockless release, quite a remarkable design and a very aesthetic one too.
Completed that Sudbury style bow I briefly displayed in my last post. Found a remarkable difference between the heat treat by heat gun vs coals, I found the coals did a much better job at penetrating further into the wood. This could be due to a number of factors perhaps my heat gun isn't up to task or the more radiant heat from the coals over 3 hours slowly baked the wood rather than pinpoint hardened areas?
The bow isn't exact to the original merely inspired by its shape and design. The bow finished out at 57lb @ 26" of draw being 68 1/2" long 2" wide at the midlimb tapering to 3/4" nocks, 1" wide in the handle. The bows currently holding at zero set after 100 shots, I believe this is due to the relatively short draw and heat treating the bows blank after floor tillering rather than after finishing. As I've read elsewhere its easier to prevent set rather than try to correct it.
The bows a great shooter with good early draw tension and a near shockless release, quite a remarkable design and a very aesthetic one too.
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Bows / Re: November Bow Of the Month entries here
« Last post by Burnsie on November 06, 2025, 10:53:14 pm »OK - Got it -that makes sense.
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Bows / Re: How to "shoot in" a bow when you cannot shoot?
« Last post by bentstick54 on November 06, 2025, 05:43:04 pm »My wife and Ihave decided you really have to advocate for yourself now days. Too many doctors just pass things off as “ you’re just getting older”. Don’t be afraid to insist on a MRI if it just keeps gett Ing worse like you said.
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Bows / Re: How to "shoot in" a bow when you cannot shoot?
« Last post by JW_Halverson on November 06, 2025, 04:29:20 pm »I hope you can get shooting again JW
A little over ten years ago my shoulder was killing me. I couldn’t work with my arms above my shoulders.
I had to go to physical therapy first, before any surgery or treatment.
My therapist said he was sure I had a torn rotator cuff and that the other muscles would take over if I trained them.
He had me do several exercises and then gradually some more. I wasn’t really expecting much but my shoulder is good.
I went for my back about a year and half ago. It’s helped and I have gotten back in better shape, but my back still hurts.
I definitely would recommend physical therapy if you haven’t already tried it.
Bjrogg
Docs ran me through a battery of push-pull tests and range of motion and said I have no rotator cuff damage. He did send me to physical therapy for my lower back and I talked the therapist into exercising the shoulder. But it just keeps getting worse.
I might have to demand an MRI to look at the soft tissues and figure out what this is. At this point, just getting dressed has become incredibly painful.
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Bows / Re: How to "shoot in" a bow when you cannot shoot?
« Last post by bjrogg on November 06, 2025, 03:20:44 pm »I hope you can get shooting again JW
A little over ten years ago my shoulder was killing me. I couldn’t work with my arms above my shoulders.
I had to go to physical therapy first, before any surgery or treatment.
My therapist said he was sure I had a torn rotator cuff and that the other muscles would take over if I trained them.
He had me do several exercises and then gradually some more. I wasn’t really expecting much but my shoulder is good.
I went for my back about a year and half ago. It’s helped and I have gotten back in better shape, but my back still hurts.
I definitely would recommend physical therapy if you haven’t already tried it.
Bjrogg
A little over ten years ago my shoulder was killing me. I couldn’t work with my arms above my shoulders.
I had to go to physical therapy first, before any surgery or treatment.
My therapist said he was sure I had a torn rotator cuff and that the other muscles would take over if I trained them.
He had me do several exercises and then gradually some more. I wasn’t really expecting much but my shoulder is good.
I went for my back about a year and half ago. It’s helped and I have gotten back in better shape, but my back still hurts.
I definitely would recommend physical therapy if you haven’t already tried it.
Bjrogg
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by GlennM on November 06, 2025, 03:11:35 pm »My hunting woods are a mess as well. Most of the ash in this part of the country is dead on the stump and is awaiting to fall. I cut out 2-3 trees every weekend from the trails around the property. Much of it will rot on the forest floor because there is so much of it.
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Bows / Re: Allergic to my Hobby
« Last post by bjrogg on November 06, 2025, 03:08:29 pm »Badger it hasn’t made me quit yet. But it certainly makes me think about it when I am suffering through it.
It’s like Eric said too.
At first it wasn’t that bad but it keeps getting worse.
I definitely think about it when I pick up a piece of Osage.
Bjrogg
It’s like Eric said too.
At first it wasn’t that bad but it keeps getting worse.
I definitely think about it when I pick up a piece of Osage.
Bjrogg