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Offline coaster500

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Cherry BOMB!!!!
« on: September 05, 2012, 04:27:12 pm »
Still fairly new at bow building and until today I felt that maybe I was doing something wrong??? I have build 26 bows and haven't had one blow (in my presents....  my neighbor Bob's bow broke but I had shot a least 100 arrows through it before I gave it to him).....   Well I finally feel like I belong :) I was getting pretty close to a finished tiller when....  Boooooooooom!!!!!  scared the Kaaaa-rap out of me :) The whole time I was working on it it felt exceptionally stiff and the physical weight was very light. I even backed it before my final tillering. I did some heat straighting and maybe that did it. I didn't think a piece of wood could be so loud!!! Glad I've got a half dozen bows in progress,,, back to work....




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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2012, 05:52:30 pm »
Wow. good luck on your next ones!
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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2012, 06:18:21 pm »
If the addiction hadn't "set in" I believe it has now!  >:D

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Offline bubby

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2012, 07:34:54 pm »
you've finally been initiated, now go change your shorts and start a new bow >:D, :laugh:, Bub
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2012, 08:32:59 pm »
Sorry you lost that one Coaster and after taking the time to back it too, ouch.
I know that loud boom. Elm bow about  65#, floor tillered and tried to get stung for the first time on short string in the basement, in the
dark. Problem; I was stringing it backwards. Man that echo was loud in the dungeon.
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2012, 08:33:23 pm »
Oh my! By the looks of that break, it didn't give any warning at all!  I would say you were long overdue for a little start.  Now get back to work on the next one! >:D. Josh
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2012, 08:49:53 pm »
at least no one got hurt.
i was exercising a yew bow the other day then BAM!!! cracked me over the head and fractured the bone in my finger....bad day
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2012, 09:26:34 pm »
Looks like it went with authority.....
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2012, 09:27:18 pm »
It was pretty violent but no blood :)
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2012, 09:45:20 pm »
26 and 1 is a pretty good record, don't forget those safety glasses.
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Offline okie64

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2012, 11:04:26 pm »
Yep, cherry is pretty bad about that. Had one crack me right on top of the melon one day when I just had it to final draw, thats not something you forget.  >:D
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Offline spyder1958

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #11 on: September 05, 2012, 11:17:32 pm »
That really bits. So you think the heat after backing made it fail?
I'd still be cleaning my shorts if that happened to me.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #12 on: September 05, 2012, 11:37:30 pm »
I got the stave roughed got it bending a bit then used dry heat to straighten and even up the reflex in both limbs. I then added the rawhide so I'm not sure what made it blow. it was bending well and the tiller looked good....  the Boooom :)

Oh well Next!!!!
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Offline Sidewinder

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Re: Cherry BOMB!!!!
« Reply #13 on: September 06, 2012, 12:16:31 am »
I could be wrong and anyone please correct me if I am but I am guessing that the cherry was too dry.  The heat treat may have taken it over the top. I had a cherry a couple years ago blow on me too. It was a hickory backed glue up I did and the board I got from a friend had been stored in his attic for some time. My thoughts at the time were it must have been too low moisture content because as I studied the remains, they sure were awefully dry. It could be that I had some grain run out too but I don't recall that being what caught my attention.
 Get back in there and get er done ole boy.   Danny
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