Help for beginners

[bjrogg]

I did bring back a thread I did awhile back that shows how you can play with a piece of scrap wood and learn a lot of handy skills

It’s titled Starting Small

Bjrogg

[willie]

A couple bows of mine went to Noatak Alaska where they were hung outdoors on the cabin in -40F temps and virtually zero relative humidity.

they dry out if you bring them inside

https://www.windy.com/-Humidity-rh?rh,63.194,-149.941,4,m:fyiaFc

[Selfbowman]

J W I hang out in Colorado some times for a month or so before I go to the flight shoot .im from central Tx . After three years of the Colorado summer thing my record bow blew up. I checked the moisture and it was to dry. It could have been something else it’s wood after all.i also sent one to Salt Lake City and it did not last a month . Could have been me the bowyer. I could not see anything wrong with it though. I’m glad to here of your success with Osage in the black hills though. What are you sealing them with JW?

🤠🤠🤠 ya we do push the limits. But that design is a pretty durable bow.

My finishes are typically shellac, polyurethane, TruOil (been a while since I used it because I am lazy), and 2 part epoxy thinned with acetone. A couple bows of mine went to Noatak Alaska where they were hung outdoors on the cabin in -40F temps and virtually zero relative humidity. But then, I don't build aggressive designs and go for high risk returns. I am content with bows that perform well enough but last a long time. You flight shooters love to lick the razor's edge!

[JW_Halverson]

A couple bows of mine went to Noatak Alaska where they were hung outdoors on the cabin in -40F temps and virtually zero relative humidity.

they dry out if you bring them inside

https://www.windy.com/-Humidity-rh?rh,63.194,-149.941,4,m:fyiaFc

Not when they have humidifiers indoors and the outdoor relative humidity is near zero. The climate is so dry in the winter that ice can sublimate a quarter inch a day.