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Flintknapping / Re: A little fun with mushrooms
« Last post by mullet on January 17, 2026, 11:25:10 am »I have to go along with JW, I like them all!
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Bows / Re: Where to lose 2 or 3#
« Last post by simk on January 17, 2026, 11:23:10 am »good looking bow. you could scrape a little here - or do as arvin said. soften the inners a little.
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Flintknapping / Re: Silver Springs knap in
« Last post by mullet on January 17, 2026, 11:21:36 am » Brian, plenty of Motels in Ocala and the Silver Springs Park is open. The last time I went it was free parking and admission. There are plenty of food vendors along with a lot of people selling rock and knapping tools. There is plenty to keep your wife occupied, I know my wife enjoyed going every year. It is an eight hour drive for me, now.
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HowTo's and Build-a-longs / Re: Lumber Red Cedar and Sinew build along
« Last post by mullet on January 17, 2026, 11:14:16 am » I have never built a sinew backed Cedar bow but have made several from a stave. They will make a fast shooting bow. I gave a Bamboo Backed Cedar board bow to an ex, son in law that Brian Melton had made many years ago and it was a great shooting bow.
Thanks for the build along it's a good one.
Thanks for the build along it's a good one.
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Bows / Re: Where to lose 2 or 3#
« Last post by Jim Davis on January 17, 2026, 11:04:32 am »I bet by the time you sand it down and finish it it will be darn close to your goal.
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Horn Bows / Re: using single piece wood for cores and many horn pieces for the belly?
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on January 17, 2026, 11:03:13 am »Thank you for the warm welcome! This is one serious rabbit hole.
I've had my core and horn strips ready for weeks now. They were both made perfectly flat, then grooved 2 mm (not matching) and sized for several days with thin hide glue (220 bloom).
I'm pretty much physically ready to do the horn/wood glue up but I've totally stalled. I'm running into a couple roadblocks. Mainly around work time with the glue up. My problem is I don't have access to my shop or a space that I can heat easily. I am planning on adding a light percentage of fish glue to my mixture to extend working time slightly but I haven't even settled on a wrapping method yet.
I as going to do either c clamps or the rope method but without the tencik. Anyways, I figured there's no rush. I've also gotten sidetracked with projects. I'll share these soon.
I'll post some of the progress pics I have so far today.
I've really enjoyed seeing you folks projects and the experiments with horn bows, they are beautiful. Thanks for the input. I'll reach out likely with some questions.
I've had my core and horn strips ready for weeks now. They were both made perfectly flat, then grooved 2 mm (not matching) and sized for several days with thin hide glue (220 bloom).
I'm pretty much physically ready to do the horn/wood glue up but I've totally stalled. I'm running into a couple roadblocks. Mainly around work time with the glue up. My problem is I don't have access to my shop or a space that I can heat easily. I am planning on adding a light percentage of fish glue to my mixture to extend working time slightly but I haven't even settled on a wrapping method yet.
I as going to do either c clamps or the rope method but without the tencik. Anyways, I figured there's no rush. I've also gotten sidetracked with projects. I'll share these soon.
I'll post some of the progress pics I have so far today.
I've really enjoyed seeing you folks projects and the experiments with horn bows, they are beautiful. Thanks for the input. I'll reach out likely with some questions.
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HowTo's and Build-a-longs / Re: Lumber Red Cedar and Sinew build along
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on January 17, 2026, 10:54:28 am »I've temporarily stalled here. The bow is 6 weeks cured and stable, the limbs bend evenly so far, a couple inches at 45# on the floor. But...I've been really busy finishing up other bow projects and dealing with a couple deadlines so I have to delay here a little longer.
I'll try and finish it the next few weeks and post updates whether it breaks or bows. Thanks for all the input!
I'll try and finish it the next few weeks and post updates whether it breaks or bows. Thanks for all the input!
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Around the Campfire / Re: Life on the Farm
« Last post by chamookman on January 17, 2026, 05:03:45 am »Wow - WAY Kewl ! 
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Bows / Re: Where to lose 2 or 3#
« Last post by superdav95 on January 17, 2026, 03:03:33 am »I bet by the time you sand it down and finish it it will be darn close to your goal.
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Bows / Re: Tillering advice: This thing is kinkier than...
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on January 17, 2026, 01:10:29 am »Two weeks after adding the snake skin. It lost most of its reflex and has been slowly gaining it back. I assume the moisture from the hide glue loosened up the sinew a bit. It's still losing about half a gram of weight per day. Once the weight stabilizes, I guess I can start shooting it again. Really looking forward to getting this one polished up, waxed, and a handle wrap on it.