What to do when your bow is out of commission?

[Cyclic-Rivers]

 

Well done Sean, Ed I hope that bow works for you.

[Sean B]

Just looked over that old hoyt, the limbs is cracked near ghe tip. What do expect from a 60+ year old bow!

[Wheels2]

I would look for something used to get you through the season, then sell it off when yours is fixed

[Brock]

RMS Gear is a great resource for nice used bows...always have a back up or three or four.  

[damascusdave]

Sometimes I get a little carried away with back-up bows...last trip I had three

DDave

[halfseminole]

Got a pile of wood arrows to work on, some three dozen or so of differing lengths and spines.  No points, but we'll see what ingenuity and power hacksaw blades can do.

Currently I own all of three bows-a thumb-only static, the static I worked back up on, and the horn bow.  I'm going to take a look at some trees here that need felling, see what I can do.

[Pointer]

Ed..I've got a warfed Proline Riser. I'm a long draw guy like you..not quite 32" but just shy of 31" so maybe I have a set of Trad Tech limbs that gets you somewhere in the vicinity of 50@32".

I'll check tomorrow if that setup would help you?

[mangonboat]

Ed, I've got a RH 64" Bride of Frankenbow :Samick Sage limbs mounted on a 1976 Bear Polar LTD compound riser. Because of the length and  limb attachment angle of that old compound riser, it will accommodate a long draw, but it will probably hit 54# @ 32". Quiet, rock steady. Let me know if you want to see if she'll work for you.

[Thumper Dunker]

Hope you can work something out.

[SportHunter]

I have a 1962 66" 42# @ 28" Bear Polar I would lend you if you need it for this season. Should be 50-52# @ 32". Its zebrawood but painted green partially, a true old school hunting machine.

[halfseminole]

Any of those bows would work.  Franken bows interest me anyway-the idea that parts can be made to work across companies without being ILF is something I would love to study.

Just taught myself what a warfed bow is.  I would love to try that out.  I'm afraid that I would end up hurting that Bear with my draw.  I still pull past 32" rather often.  While I would love to own a Bear, the chance of hurting an old one isn't one I want to take.

[woodchucker]

Sent ya a PM, Ed!!!

[halfseminole]

I'm going to tentatively say we have this sorted.  I'll know better when I have a bow in my hands.  But thank you to all that responded, and yes, I have lots of prep work to keep me busy.

[tomsm44]

I have a couple of lend you, but I don't think they'd work well at that DL.  Both are mid '60s recurves that are 58" long.