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Bows / Re: Casuarina
« Last post by sleek on January 06, 2026, 12:01:16 am »
Welcome! Very glad to have you on board :) I wish ai could help with your specific question but I have never heard of that wood. I can say that boiling works for almost all wods, steam is another common option followed by dry heat with oil.
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Bows / Casuarina
« Last post by Curlew on January 05, 2026, 10:55:21 pm »
I'm new to this forum.
Does anyone have advice on heat bending casuarina?
Thank you.
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Bows / Re: An experimental leaf-spring lever bow
« Last post by willie on January 05, 2026, 10:21:22 pm »
nice thinking outside the box, and decent speeds from a prototype. 

Maybe some uhmw, teflon or even a roller would work better than felt and leather if you wanted to increase efficiency
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Bows / Re: Tillering advice: This thing is kinkier than...
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on January 05, 2026, 09:55:08 pm »
Looks amazing! Like, it's alive....freaky cool!
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Bows / Re: December 2025 BOM voting
« Last post by bentstick54 on January 05, 2026, 09:48:06 pm »
Definitely a very tough month. Great to see the participation though.
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Horn Bows / Re: Horn bow x 2 build along.
« Last post by superdav95 on January 05, 2026, 09:35:07 pm »
Quote from: Doug509 on January 05, 2026, 09:33:41 am
Ive been following this build and just want to say amazing work and detail.  Very ambitious.  After a move across country I would have given up.  If you moved anywhere near WA state we should meet up.

Haha.  Ya it’s been quite the adventure for sure.  Thanks for your kind words.  After that move I think they will hurry me here.  That was a rough move.  Still getting shop set up now.  Hopefully the next couple months I can get that looking better.  These bows were started as a test as usual on method of construction and to test out a yumi bow construction style.  It worked great so I kept going with it.  Now my goal is to get two good medium to heavier draw weight bows out of them.  I just did the first layer sinew on both and now will let them rest for a couple weeks at least.  I’ll post a video link here of my progress this far.  Sinew went on well and looks good.   Prep work is what takes the time like anything.  Thanks for watching. 


https://share.icloud.com/photos/08eZk4oKTsaEa77lT8PZnJ9Vg

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Flintknapping / Re: Recent stone points
« Last post by Stickbow Felty on January 05, 2026, 09:29:45 pm »
Awesome looking points Robert. I wish I could make my own would love to hunt with one.
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Bows / Re: What shall I do with this tiny yew stave?
« Last post by superdav95 on January 05, 2026, 09:22:41 pm »
I agree there’s a bow in there for sure.  Ring count isnt terrible.  I did one similar but it was 60”. It’s still one of my fastest bows.  I sinewed my and did a semi hollow limb design to somewhat match the heavy crown my stave had.  Worked out quite well and was about similar dimensions as yours here.  I’ll see if I can did up some pics and post here.  Couldn’t get the pics over but here is the link.  It shows two yew bows sinewed.  The one I’m referring to that’s similar to your stave is the one with sapwood retained smaller stave. Not the heartwood belly drop bow. 

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,72630.msg1019583.html#msg1019583
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Bows / Re: December 2025 BOM voting
« Last post by superdav95 on January 05, 2026, 09:17:32 pm »
At the top of this page you’ll see a box next to each entry for bom.  Select the one you want to vote for and then click the button below that for submit vote.  Done. 
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Bows / Re: An experimental leaf-spring lever bow
« Last post by superdav95 on January 05, 2026, 09:15:11 pm »
Very cool.  Looks great.  I did one kinda like this but I called it a platypus bow.  It was a while ago when I posted it here.  It was similar idea but incorporated into a 5 piece bamboo asiatic  style bow.  I’ll try a post a pic or two here if I can find it.  Better yet here’s the link from my post on pa

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,72317.msg1014215.html#msg1014215
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