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Offline catcalls

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I'm scared!
« on: May 09, 2013, 11:07:41 pm »
I am pretty new to primitive archery and stuff, I am in the middle of making my second Osage selfbow and I am afraid it is gonna break in my face when I draw it back. If the back is gotten to one annual growth ring, and the bow is somewhat tillered correctly, what are the chances it is gonna snap when it gets to full draw? The stave has been in my shed for 4-5 years.
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Jack
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2013, 11:28:18 pm »
Can you post a few pics of the back of the bow and the side profile?  Maybe we can head off a catastrophic failure and leave you with something shootable!
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2013, 11:42:08 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on May 09, 2013, 11:28:18 pm
Can you post a few pics of the back of the bow and the side profile?  Maybe we can head off a catastrophic failure and leave you with something shootable!


Agreed some pics would help
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Offline Pat B

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2013, 01:10:57 am »
I'd say it is very unlikely that a clean osage bow would break unless it had a violated knot or pin, or some other malidy. You can always add a temporary cloth backing for protection and remove it later after the bow is tillered.
  Like the others said, pics can help us make a determination about your bow.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2013, 09:42:50 am »
Well, are you tillering on a rope and pulley pr a tillering board? If it breaks while building it and you are across the room it is not likely to hurt you. If you are underneath it on a t board and it beaks there may be other consequences.

My rope and pulley is portable...at least in my cellar.

Check my site.

http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/index.html
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2013, 10:49:09 am »
Nah it won't snap 'in your face'
If it breaks the broken end is still attached to string at the nock...
It wil pivot up and over whacking you on the top of the head.

So that's alright then ::)
Del
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Offline ssgtchad

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2013, 11:04:24 am »
Quote from: Del the cat on May 10, 2013, 10:49:09 am
Nah it won't snap 'in your face'
If it breaks the broken end is still attached to string at the nock...
It wil pivot up and over whacking you on the top of the head.

So that's alright then ::) lmao  >:D
Del
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Offline paulsemp

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2013, 12:45:56 pm »
Quote from: Del the cat on May 10, 2013, 10:49:09 am
Nah it won't snap 'in your face'
If it breaks the broken end is still attached to string at the nock...
It wil pivot up and over whacking you on the top of the head.

So that's alright then ::)
Del
everybody needs to get whipped with the limb at least once in their life. it's a great learning tool!
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #8 on: May 10, 2013, 01:07:51 pm »
Its the only sure way to get into a nice short-draw syndrome that yoiu cant get back out of!
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #9 on: May 10, 2013, 01:22:46 pm »
well, i can tell you that by now ive had several break "in my face" two have hit me in the face, the first was WAY worse than the second. Im still alive and kickin aint i?
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Offline bushboy

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #10 on: May 10, 2013, 02:03:09 pm »
After breaking more than 20 since I started bending ,I advocate safety glasses!I have the odd ding here and there but no more so than trounching through the bush!when I was just a little plumber my journeyman would say "No guts,no glory"!words I still live cautiously by today.most time the bow will speak before a massive falure if patience and attetion to detail are applied.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #11 on: May 10, 2013, 05:38:47 pm »
Quote from: ionicmuffin on May 10, 2013, 01:22:46 pm
well, i can tell you that by now ive had several break "in my face" two have hit me in the face, the first was WAY worse than the second. Im still alive and kickin aint i?

And seeing how the Muffinman wasn't much to look at in the first place, no biggie.  Now he's still not much to look at, but at least he has character marks.   >:D  He's one of those people that you tell his perspective blind date that he has a great sense of humor.   >:D >:D

Safety glasses are cheaper than eye surgeons.
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #12 on: May 10, 2013, 07:11:50 pm »
+1 Pearl Drums.  Had a violent explosion on a Hickory backed Black Cherry board bow a few years ago.  No damage to my person, but my psyche was bruised for some time as I short drew everything for months.
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Offline dwardo

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2013, 09:46:29 am »
The cherry bow i blew up last night went in the bottom limb. Daft thing is I was worrying about all the knots in the top limb... ::)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: I'm scared!
« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2013, 03:41:24 pm »
Quote from: dwardo on May 11, 2013, 09:46:29 am
The cherry bow i blew up last night went in the bottom limb. Daft thing is I was worrying about all the knots in the top limb... ::)

Ever notice the Bow Gods have a sick sense of HaHa?
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