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Offline Focusource

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First board bow completed
« on: November 19, 2008, 08:08:00 PM »
Red oak, 69" ntn, 50#@28".  It is backed with camouflage burlap and finished with 5 coats of tung oil.  I tillered with a tape measure marking three points on each limb.  It shoots quite well.  Note: When tired my draw elbow gets elevated.

   

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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2008, 08:53:00 PM »
Very nice. Congratulatiuons! Jawge
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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2008, 08:57:00 PM »
looking good!   I still haven't gotten up the courage to do a board bow.   I think that must be more challenging than a glass layup.  You did great...
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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2008, 10:03:00 PM »
Nice job Jeff, you did good.

Dick, equally challenging I'd say, just a different mind set.
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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2008, 10:58:00 PM »
Nice tiller!
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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2008, 11:09:00 PM »
:thumbsup:     :thumbsup:
Good Job...I hope to have my first board bow finished this weekend...

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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2008, 11:26:00 PM »
God job. You got a nice even bend in those limbs.     Pat
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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2008, 12:19:00 AM »
good job!! better than mine. mine went Bang!!! well done and yeah its good fun  :clapper:
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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2008, 03:19:00 AM »
Thank you so much.  As a daily reader, your names have become familiar to me.  I really appreciate your kind words.

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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2008, 06:51:00 AM »
Nice one Jeff.
Like Ho'nehe jeff, my first one went bang, but the next one is going to be great  :jumper:
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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2008, 08:28:00 AM »
I am usually a tiller critic on first bows but can't find one thing wrong with your tillering job. Real nice!
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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2008, 09:46:00 AM »
Looks great man...congrats!
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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2008, 09:59:00 AM »
That's a nice looking bow. Great job!!!
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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #13 on: November 20, 2008, 10:59:00 AM »
Nice job. Did it take any set? My board bows usally take an inch or two. Your tiller looks great.


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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #14 on: November 20, 2008, 02:29:00 PM »
Thanks again to all.  

John, the bow is showing 2.25 inches of set. I think I could have reduced the amount of set by removing more wood during the rough out stage. I am making another bow now, this time based on The Ferret's instructions. I am treating rough out as pre-tillering. You know, like I have an idea of how the limb should look before I start floor tillering. We will see if it makes any difference.

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Re: First board bow completed
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2008, 02:52:00 PM »
Jeff.
Let us know if the "roughing in" helps to prevent the set. My bow developed about an inch of set before it went bang. Does anybody else know if that technique will reduce set or is inducing some reflex the only real way to avoid it.
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