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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« on: November 03, 2012, 02:42:19 pm »
I cut this stave in Jan of this year.  Presently, it is 56" long.  I am shooting for a 54" bend through the handle finished bow.  Somewhere in the neighborhood of 45-50 at 26" draw.  The plan is for the limbs to zig-zag towards and away from the archer, rather than snake side-to side.  As it is now, the string will fall through the handle and no heat-correcting should be needed.  I have a lot of other bows in the works at the moment so this build-along, my first attempt at one, will proceed rather slowly.  I have a feeling i am going to be reaching for the rasps a lot on this one. 

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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2012, 03:18:27 pm »
Jeez......... ???
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2012, 03:21:50 pm »
I get the feeling the one thought that will keep going thru your head on this one will be, "What was I thinking?"

Looks like that VM was growing up through a ladder!
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2012, 03:22:47 pm »
you're kidding right  :o
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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2012, 04:14:07 pm »
You should add a reflex kink on the left side to make it match(flip the tip)...good luck man...even that one wood test me. What's your reason for not doing a side to side snake front profile? Is it because of where the tension wood side of the tree is?
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2012, 04:16:17 pm »
This is going to be good...  ;)
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2012, 04:19:46 pm »
Hahaha! You're crazy, dude.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2012, 04:45:00 pm »
You should tiller it so all those kinks straighten out at full draw.  That would be awesome.  zigzag bow at brace, smooth arc at full draw  ;D
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Offline Zion

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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2012, 05:47:19 pm »
Lol, if that was me i would use the snakes as belly/back, not on their side. But if it does survive that'll definitely be a wallhanger  8) That tree must've had some strange grwoing conditions  :o  ;)
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Offline seabass

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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2012, 05:49:31 pm »
i can't wait to see it when it's done.good luck brother.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2012, 06:45:45 pm »
Blackhawk, you asked for it  ;).  dictionary...yup, this aint no simple bow. Coaster, do you still think I am kidding ;D? JW, I ask myself that all the time! Cameroo, I will make sure it is good entertainment one way or another. Weylin, yes i am, but you already knew that...maybe just crazy enough to pull this off  >:D.  Thanks Seabass I am going to need it.  Osage outlaw, dont know that I can pull that off, we will see what she does when she starts bending. Zion, blackhawk, I was inspired by Chet Stevenson's snakey yew bows that snake through the drawing plane, as opposed to with it, and this wood wants to do just that.


Hopefully, this approach to heat bending will give me the desired sharp bend that I am after.


The dry-heat set-up.
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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2012, 07:01:54 pm »
WOW!  I thought i was a glutton for punishment!  I know what CMB must stand for... CRAZY MANIACAL BOWYER!!!    sorry, it's redundant and i'm not all that creative ;)   I'll definitely be watching this one!!!
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2012, 07:10:02 pm »
Hey!  Do you hear that bird calling?  What is it?  Wait!  I think...yes?...yes?  YES!  It's a cuckoo.  Definitely a cuckoo!

What size jacket do you wear?  I wanna make sure that when they come to take you away they have the right sized white formal dinner jacket with the wrap-around sleeves and shiney, shiney buckles!  You are gonna need it! 

I hear that once he finishes this bow he is going to take up knapping.  He is going to get points out of saltine crackers and sugar cubes!
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2012, 07:30:48 pm »
That one will be tricky to turn into a bow. I'm going to get some popcorn and watch this.  ;D
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Re: Vine maple deflex, reflex, deflex, reflex, deflex...its a build-along!
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2012, 08:05:28 pm »
For the Glory!

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