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Offline bubby

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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #15 on: July 30, 2016, 11:29:06 am »
Looks like you got the steam bending down now too
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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #16 on: July 30, 2016, 12:16:22 pm »
Quote from: bubby on July 30, 2016, 11:29:06 am
Looks like you got the steam bending down now too

Yes!
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #17 on: July 30, 2016, 12:31:20 pm »
Took set?  Oh pshaw!  We call that a bonus unintended decurve/recurve!

Set seems to tame a bow's shock and make 'em feel sweeter in the hand.  That's a keeper (you can apply that to the bow or the shooter or both, as you see fit)
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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2016, 06:18:45 pm »
Those wraps look pretty cool with the bone tips. Well done.
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Offline DesertDisciple

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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #19 on: July 30, 2016, 07:23:06 pm »
Thanks all for the comments! I'm glad the hard work paid off.

And Bub, yes I finally got it to work for me. The hickory I'm working on now was much more forgiving than the red oak though! No splinters lifted at all. I had to hide a few on this one.
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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #20 on: July 30, 2016, 07:57:16 pm »
Very nice.  Bend looks sweet.
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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #21 on: July 30, 2016, 08:16:49 pm »
thank looks great, congrats :)
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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #22 on: July 31, 2016, 01:24:34 am »
Nice bow!
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Offline Martin Schutte

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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2016, 06:46:39 am »
Nice rustic looking bow, how do you steam the tips, that it working for you now?? Special contraption you use??

Martin
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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #24 on: August 01, 2016, 08:24:41 am »
Quote from: Martin Schutte on August 01, 2016, 06:46:39 am
Nice rustic looking bow, how do you steam the tips, that it working for you now?? Special contraption you use??

Martin

While we were tillering the other bow he posted I set my steamer up and we vent the recurves in on another bow that andrew had started and i showed him how i did it
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Offline ty_in_ND

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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #25 on: August 01, 2016, 08:38:44 am »
Great bow!  Don't be upset with how it looks unbraced.  It has a great profile unbraced!  With the amount curve you put in the tips, I think it would actually help how it shoots with the amount of deflex that's in the limbs.  Your wife is a lucky gal!
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Offline Martin Schutte

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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #26 on: August 01, 2016, 09:17:29 am »
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While we were tillering the other bow he posted I set my steamer up and we vent the recurves in on another bow that andrew had started and i showed him how i did it

Ok thanks Bubby do you have a thread or pics of that "Steaming contraption" of yours!!??

Sorry DesertDisciple I dont want to jack your bow "Show and tell"

Martin
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Offline DesertDisciple

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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #27 on: August 01, 2016, 10:06:03 am »
Kind words from all of you. Thank you and thanks for Taking time to look!

Martin no problem. The key is time really. I let it sit for over an hour I think. However I DID try something a little different. I made a cone of sorts out of some steel ducting and cut it to perfectly fit my cooking pot. Then I fixed a plastic sleeve over that and onto the limb I was bending to concentrate the heat.  I think it increased my working time quite a bit as I was able to leave the bag on while clamping down and also leave the steam going while it settled on the form.

It worked really well but was terribly awkward as it was in the kitchen and my form couldn't stand on its own. The only splinter that lifted was from when I accidentally nudged it after the first clamp when down. The sideways motion pulled it out pretty easy. No biggie though, just superglue it as I knew I was wrapping anyway. 😀

When I finally perfect the method I'll post the setup I used.

Thanks again
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Offline jimjimmysticks

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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #28 on: September 11, 2016, 01:36:42 pm »
well done nice bow ,looks great to shoot nice tiller too
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Re: Red Oak Recurve with Silk Backing
« Reply #29 on: September 11, 2016, 03:31:28 pm »
Very nicely done. I love silk as a backing. Sometimes I sneak it under the snake skin for a little added protections and you can't even tell:)

Lovely bow. Nice work.
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