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Offline stuckinthemud

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #75 on: March 20, 2017, 01:04:43 pm »

So, headed for mid 40's weight?  Think I'd perfect the tiller at brace first. If brace looks good, it doesn't usually look much different at full draw.  Draw weight is reduced by reducing the width of the bow. When you start reducing width, draw weight tumbles down really quickly.
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #76 on: March 20, 2017, 01:29:53 pm »
Yeah 35 to 45# I'm adding a sinew backing so I wanna make sure I have room .
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #77 on: March 20, 2017, 04:11:35 pm »
Hi everyone. A few of you have pm me for their victim's addresses. Thing is, I can't give you what I haven't got 😀 No rush guys, we got 6 months but I'm only going to send them out when everyone has pm me their names and addresses, that way I won't miss anyone out.
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Offline Swamp Thang

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #78 on: March 21, 2017, 12:21:13 pm »
So.....learned a lesson yesterday.

Do not ever heat treat bald cypress
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #79 on: March 21, 2017, 01:35:08 pm »
Uh oh
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Offline High-Desert

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #80 on: March 21, 2017, 01:47:52 pm »
Share the lesson!
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #81 on: March 21, 2017, 02:31:34 pm »
Maybe he tried flexing the bow before it rehydrated?
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #82 on: March 21, 2017, 02:42:16 pm »
I'm guessing checks along belly?
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Offline Swamp Thang

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #83 on: March 21, 2017, 03:24:30 pm »
Nope. The wood becomes brittle and the rings separate when it's reworked. Steam is the only way to bend


Also the woods so soft any attempt to bend without proper padding will create serious dents
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Offline PatM

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #84 on: March 21, 2017, 04:49:08 pm »
I didn't want a Cypress bow anyway.  >:D
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Offline Swamp Thang

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #85 on: March 21, 2017, 06:29:37 pm »
Your getting a chinese tallow bow hahaha ;D
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #86 on: March 21, 2017, 08:12:23 pm »
I dented my osage last year. Gotta cushion it. I guess it gets soft when clamping just like it does when bending.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #87 on: March 21, 2017, 08:19:22 pm »
Del has a great method for removing clamp marks on Yew. Not sure how it works on other wood, but you heat up a spoon in boiling water then press the back against the dent to smooth it out. Worked like a charm!
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #88 on: March 22, 2017, 12:52:21 am »
Localized steam works also.
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #89 on: March 22, 2017, 06:12:56 pm »
I'll be starting a variety of designs but all will be recurved and likely sinewed as well if everything pans out.

Main goal is a  longer bow of basically Turkish shape with the same materials I used for the invitational last year.  IPE, Hickory, sinew and Elm siyahs.

Also have some well cured Elm for additional experimenting.

Pics soon.
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