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Offline n8-mac

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boo backed hickory. #4
« on: August 22, 2010, 02:14:00 PM »
This is a work in progress.. not a build along.  I am interested in thoughts on this work of course.  i am about to start tillering and i am hopeful that this bow will survive... fingures crossed.          

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Re: boo backed hickory. #4
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2010, 07:58:00 PM »
Looks good to this point.

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Re: boo backed hickory. #4
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2010, 11:15:00 PM »
    roughed in handle and future brush knocks.

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Re: boo backed hickory. #4
« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2010, 01:42:00 PM »
brush knocks... they may need a little less mass?
     

is this ready for the short string?  

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Re: boo backed hickory. #4
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2010, 07:19:00 PM »
doesnt look like it to me, but i havent built any laminates yet. you need to get the limbs bending smoothly, at the same time working to about 5# over your intended draw weight at 10 inches of limb movement. from the pic it looks like your inner third is bending but the outer 2/3 is still stiff. as far as the nocks id leave em until youre about finished with the bow. leave em thick so you can narrow them later.
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Re: boo backed hickory. #4
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2010, 04:09:00 PM »
Nice out come on this bow man.. Been wanting to build one myself.

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Re: boo backed hickory. #4
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2010, 10:20:00 PM »
Failure!!!!!!!!!!!! this bow developed compretion fracture in the top limb pics and comments under "crack... I think?"   aaaarrrrrrggggggg.  i now need a bamboo sourse.

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