2025 What did you do Today

[Mad Max]

Roy slacking again, so here goes.

Dug out a Cedar (Juniper)board to make a few Veneers, maybe

[Kirkll]

I just laid up a set of 80# recurve limbs and got them mounted on the riser. i'm doing some different lam configurations on 3 different sets.  One set will be 115 # and i'm trying a new recipe to get better longevity . My last set this heavy had compression fractures in the maple on the belly side, so i have a different plan this time.  The 3rd  set for this riser will only be 65- 70# and I could just use maple on those with .040 glass.

I'm experimenting with this Fossilized woven bamboo on the belly side. So far my tests are showing higher compression strength than maple. The epoxy infused bamboo is seriously hard stuff, but surprisingly flexible. I was afraid it might be to brittle at first, but its held up well on heavy bows so far.

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[Buemaker]

Did this today, Hard Maple backing clean break across back. Faulty board or too dry, who knows.

[Kirkll]

 looks like you forgot the fiberglass.

[onetone]

That’s always a bummer, Bue.   

[bownarra]

Doh...maple's grain looks angled through the board....
I've been making some Rob cosman style wood hinge business card boxes...a nice change from the bows.....

[dbeaver]

Bow swap and an injury has me more active online than usual, anyone have any fun projects going?

Going to twist a string up for a flip tipped pacific yew selfbow and do some final tillering later on today, got a very interesting piece of hawthorne ill start scraping on soon been rigorous to get the tips aligned with steam and theres some pretty intense natural reflex which will be fun to tiller

[Kirkll]

I just put another large piece of Osage in the wood stove…   that 8” thick  log must of weighed 30# and it’s 30 years old.

Years ago I got a huge trailer load of Osage thinking there would be a lot of good bow wood. It had been brought up from California and stacked in a shed for over 20 years. She was planning on having furniture built from it originally. Unfortunately…. Most of it was checked beyond use, no stave wood at all. I saved a few pieces for riser wood, but most of it ended up in the firewood shed. Kinda sad really…. But it burns like coal… 

[Burnsie]

I just put another large piece of Osage in the wood stove…   that 8” thick  log must of weighed 30# and it’s 30 years old.

Years ago I got a huge trailer load of Osage thinking there would be a lot of good bow wood. It had been brought up from California and stacked in a shed for over 20 years. She was planning on having furniture built from it originally. Unfortunately…. Most of it was checked beyond use, no stave wood at all. I saved a few pieces for riser wood, but most of it ended up in the firewood shed. Kinda sad really…. But it burns like coal… 

Yeah, Osage burns crazy hot. Have to be careful loading up a small pot belly or barrel stove with 100% osage, you'll have the sides glowing red.

[kennym]

I have a new huntin bow in progress but its a comedy of mistakes it seems...

[dbeaver]

Lied about the string because I ran out of my spools so it was about time to put a backing on this pacific yew before I do final tillering and shooting in

[Burnsie]

Wheeled out some more Osage - could be some nice staves.

[Buemaker]

Elm bow with double nocks, works fine.

[Buemaker]

Are they Sturgeon skins and if so may I ask where you can buy them?
Looks like a nice Osage log.

[dbeaver]

They are sturgeon Bue, and they were gifted to me by a friend I can find out sometime today and I'll send you a PM

[Longcruise]

Wheeled out some more Osage - could be some nice staves.

Why does that have the look of a public park? 🤣

[dbeaver]

Unwrapping the ace bandage showed me how much glue I used hahah, squeeze out cleanup took some scraping and cleaned up the edges of the backing.   Ready for some shooting and tillering tomorrow.

[Longcruise]

Pretty bow.  Looks very predatory.

[Burnsie]

Wheeled out some more Osage - could be some nice staves.

Why does that have the look of a public park? 🤣

Local County prairie restoration/walking area.  They are clearing out all the invasive trees - honeysuckle, autumn olive...etc, and they also consider Osage as an invasive species to the area. I know some of the guys doing the clearing and they keep an eye peeled for for straight pieces and let me know before they go in the burn pile.  I have to drag/wheel them out to the parking area. I still end up rejecting a good amount of them.

[Longcruise]

That's a nice inside track.