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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Bows that went "boom"
« on: February 10, 2012, 03:43:26 am »
Here are some pics of recent failed bows.  The first is an oregon ash bow.  I think I stressed it when i flipped the tips after tiller was near complete.  The second is a vine maple recurve, that i got a little carried away with one night shortly after bending the limbs.  The first ELB was an old bow my dad had made, I got carried away trying to use dry heat and reflex the tips on that one.  I had been used to working with wet wood and steam and dry wood just doesn't agree like wet wood does to bending.  The last is a wall hanger that tried to string and bring to full draw, before i knew better about such violations.  Anyway, was catching up on picture taking today, and thought I would share.
"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

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Re: Bows that went "boom"
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2012, 03:47:20 am »
Carnage.
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Re: Bows that went "boom"
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2012, 05:33:28 am »
Well if you're breaking you're learning ;D

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Re: Bows that went "boom"
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2012, 08:26:31 am »
Yep,been there done that. :)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Bows that went "boom"
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2012, 12:01:34 pm »
Please step away from the heat gun!  :o
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Bows that went "boom"
« Reply #5 on: February 10, 2012, 02:39:32 pm »
Yes. Definitely learned a lot form that pile. 

I can break the glass ones too.  Pat, the heat gun never touched that one. 
"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso