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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: J. Holden on August 19, 2013, 08:08:00 PM
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So, I thought I had a 68" osage longbow. Came in a little under weight and wanted to increase that while thinning the tips as well. After seeking some advice I went ahead and cut off the tips and tapered the limbs into some new tips. Well, I thought I cut 3 inches off, my bow is now 63 inches tip to tip. So, I really gained quit a bit of weight. Measure twice and cut once my friends. Please learn from me. :knothead:
- Jeremy :coffee:
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In the words of Homer Simpson - DOH!
I once went to cut a piece of 72" fiberglass in half. One half ended up 34" and the other was 38". Fortunately, the short end was still just long enough for a limb and my form. It was to be a 68" long longbow and for some reason I divided the length of the bow in two rather than the length of the glass.
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I was gonna cut some 60" recurve glass in half to ship... guess what I got a 36"(half of regular glass) and a 24"
You could clearly see the difference in the 2 ifn I'da just looked !!
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Feels good to know I'm not alone in this! Thanks for the honesty. On the bright side I got all the weight I was looking for and then some!
-Jeremy :coffee:
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who's done that.
:knothead: :)
Dave.
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I have never screwed up when cutting bows out.
I have never screwed up when cutting bows out.
I have never screwed up when cutting bows out.
Ok, maybe once.
Well maybe twice.
Ah crap, I forgot about the third time..
:laughing:
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I was going to keep this to myself but since everyone is being so open and honest...I actually glued up one of my tapers reverse on a bow that I was finally making for myself. I noticed it after I had shaped the limbs and cleaned it all up ready to glue up the nock overlays.
It now hangs over my work desk as a reminder to slow down and look at what I am doing.
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LOL, I've made myself a left handed bow, trouble is I'm right handed :)
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Yep, I am a measure once and cut twice guy, many more times than I like to admit.
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Yeppers, can I join the club...
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Well Roy, next time remember I'm a lefty! And one more thing, when you screw up do you add yourself to your thumpin' list?
-Jeremy :coffee:
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Yep, I've done that a time or two. :) When it comes to working with wood it's almost impossible to never do this.
It reminds me of the saying one of my old high school teachers used in a different application.
"When surveyed, 90% of people have admitted doing this and 10% are liars."
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I have been known to trim an arrow, or 2, a tad too short from time to time... :eek:
Helps to have a couple of short bows around to shoot them with then. ;)
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I'm with Mr. Roy, made my right handed son a left handed bow. Good thing a kid at church was a lefty. Made me feel a little better!
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I'm a measure twice, cut once, leave a witness kind of woodworker. I don't recall the last time I measured and cut something wrong(knock on wood). However, I make up for it with other types of 'oopses'... the last one resulted in dropping all lams and riser of a longbow, slathered up with glue, onto the floor and into a bunch of osage and yew shavings... like it was tarred and feathered... broke the fadeouts on both ends of the riser and had to make another one immediately... I had epoxy from my armpits to my knees because I tried, ungracefully and unsuccessfully, to catch everything :(
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Wish I'd have been a little mouse and seen that Bowjunkie:) I'd of laughed my butt off:)
Anymore I measure, check, measure again, check. Think about it then cut..
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i usually dont measure at all. just swag it! that way the cuts are always as expected
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On the bright side I achieved the 60 lbs. I was after! I'd like to say it was intended...
-Jeremy :coffee:
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Told ya so dude.