I didn't know Ron very well, but talked to him a few times on the phone. He was a wealth of info and fun to talk to.

He set me up with a 51# classic Hunter and a set of Sitka Spruce arrows from Paul Jalon. It was a nice setup.

It is tough tho - getting older. I lost a good friend a couple of weeks ago. We went into the Army together in October of '72.

Yup.  I think of our buddy often. 

here is a photo of out last big ice storm. this was a 50 year old pussy willow that was about 6' at the butt, and half of it fell on my wood shed. doesn't look very big in the photo, but it was large!

Even using heat strips the temp rarely exceeds 180 degrees. typically i only use 160 degrees. 

That should be excellent form material you would think. but i have no idea whether there will be any warping or twisting. I've never worked with it before.

How much heat to use-- I get mine up to 130 degrees. Using  smooth on. Mixing always a bit more resin than hardener.
Have had only three delams in 20 plus years. Pretty sure one was a dry fire but could not prove it.

Looking forward to trading horses!

I'm thinking about using Starboard Marine Lumber for my form and posted it under a separate thread so it would be easier for someone to find later if they were looking for more information on it.

Has anyone used Starboard Marine Lumber for a bow form?  I've done a few projects with it on my boat for speargun holders, electronics mounting plates, etc.
I can design a form in SolidWorks and cut it out with our CNC at work.
It is roughly the stiffness of wood, plus I can reinforce with aluminum channel if needed, I can machine it easily without making a lot of wood sawdust which we aren't really equipped to clean up, and hardly anything will stick to it.
It's Heat Deflection Temp is 215°F, so I doubt I could use heat strips, but am thinking this should probably be ok in a hot box.  Obvious question: How hot should my hot box be?
This stuff should be dimensionally stable i.e., no warping from humidity and is really easy to work with.

Tech Specs: https://www.kingplastic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/King-StarBoard-Physical-Properties.pdf

Any thoughts?

The turkey calls launched Friday and true to form, it was the TradGang folks who placed the first orders.

THANK YOU

 

Ive been using the black widow stick tite glove for years,, if you like heavy leather type feel between string and skin then check that one out if you havent already,,, it takes a few weeks of shooting to break in and the finger pocket palm side edge might need a trim depending how short the fingers but i can see mine lasting at least 20 years

Working on it Pat

No Generator for me Kirk, I stayed with my sister