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Offline Badger

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Dry weather
« on: November 06, 2010, 02:10:47 am »
  we have been having some abnormally dry weather here recently. I pulled a bow out that I had  done a repair on. A splinter lifted on the bamboo. The bow was 57#@ 28" I tillered out away from the splinter a bit and dropped the weight to 50#. This is a bbo, the bow weight went back up to 62# just because the osage dried out. I still can't believe it. I checked an old elm self bow I have been shooting for at least about 8 years now, weight went from 50# to 58#. great weather for breaking bows. Steve

Offline Traxx

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Re: Dry weather
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2010, 02:21:13 am »
Not shure about down your way Steve,but up here in Northern Nevada,thats about to change here shortly.

Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Dry weather
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2010, 02:38:22 am »
We had our two rainstorms for the year. Probably nothing but dry for the next twelve months.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Dry weather
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2010, 09:02:35 am »
It would be nice to see some dry weather again  :'(
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Re: Dry weather
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2010, 09:40:51 am »
Steve, we have the opposite of that here in Alabama, most days anyway.