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Offline sieddy

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Another one bites the dust! :@
« on: April 25, 2015, 06:39:32 am »
Hiya sadly the white oak bow I was posting about recently went bang today. It is a shame as it was shooting beautifully (tho a little light. Happily when it broke it didn't give me a black eye!
I'm not too fussed tho as my last hazel bow has turned out to be a shooter! :D (I'll post pics soon)
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Offline Rcdeer

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Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2015, 07:28:01 am »
I feel your pain...ain't another sound made that hurts more,,,RC
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Offline DaveMac

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Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2015, 07:37:10 am »
Sorry to hear that. Was the bow backed?
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Offline sieddy

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Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2015, 07:53:36 am »
Hi Dave not really. I had started to back it with brown paper but gave up after one sheet. The board had straight grain and the back was immaculate. I'm guessing that there was a flaw in my tiller and with the short working limb it was just too much stress on that point.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2015, 09:11:18 am »
I think the side grain had a run off.  :(
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2015, 09:35:25 am »
I do too. :( Jawge
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Offline sieddy

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Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2015, 10:15:42 am »
Ahh thanks guys now you mention it I remember wondering about that when I was tillering- but I thought nah it'll be fine!  ::)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2015, 11:41:42 am »
The side grain is as important as the back grain, maybe more so because of the bending direction.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2015, 07:25:12 pm »
Well, dang it.  Sounds like you are taking it well, though.  Atta boy, go get another piece of wood and make another!
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Offline soy

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Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2015, 07:33:44 pm »
I hate when that happens  :P
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Offline sieddy

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Re: Another one bites the dust! :@
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2015, 02:28:02 am »
Thanks for the kind words guys!  :)
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