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Offline Knapper

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Did You Break Any This Year
« on: November 27, 2012, 10:46:18 pm »
Was going upstairs tonight to get some bow string wax and looked over and saw my pile of mishaps for this year. Soon they will make their way into the fire for winters warmth.
At that time I will recall the mishaps, and my mistakes of not listening to the wood and my better judgment. :'(  Look ahead into the next year and ponder what it will bring.
hopefully not the same mistakes but I'm sure there will be some, because as I've heard" If your not breaking, your not building ;D
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #1 on: November 27, 2012, 11:03:59 pm »
Agreed.  Nice post.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2012, 11:56:34 pm »
Looks like a lot of atlatl handles there. When you find lemons, you make lemonade.  ;D
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Offline Dictionary

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2012, 11:58:42 pm »
Only started making again back in october. I've only made 3 bows this year i guess. Haven't broken any. Then again,mine aren't highly stressed designs.
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Offline warpath

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2012, 12:23:30 am »
I have a pile like that! :D Just happy I was able to learn from them.

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Offline bow101

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2012, 12:32:05 am »
            Just broke meee 5th this last weekend...... :( Luckily it was another red oak board, but then agian I paid for it at Home Repo.  Up untill that point I got all my material for Free..! :)

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Offline PatM

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2012, 12:54:34 am »

 My Grumley replica was broken in a floor tillering accident. It had a thin rawhide backing on top of the hickory backing strip which I had peeled of anticipating replacing it with sinew. My brother was visiting and he leaned into it to test the bend. It exploded.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2012, 12:58:48 am »
I haven't broke any because I have only used osage this year....  ;D  ;D  ;D    Sorry, couldn't resist an easy joke >:D 


PatM:  I bet your brother felt horrible when he broke that bow.
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2012, 03:46:02 am »
Quote from: osage outlaw on November 28, 2012, 12:58:48 am
I haven't broke any because I have only used osage this year....  ;D  ;D  ;D    Sorry, couldn't resist an easy joke >:D 


  Take it easy now, or somebody is gonna come after you with a poplar paddle! >:D

I have a few broken pieces for the wood stove too..... 
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Offline Bryce

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2012, 03:51:48 am »
1 cascara and 2 yew bows this last year. Ain't to shabby 3/10.
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2012, 07:12:28 am »
I tend to crush them rafter than break them. Crystals due to design problems or wood that just has no compression strength left and I have not bothered finishing them.
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2012, 07:31:37 am »
I've had a few, but then again too few to mention....
la de dah de dah
I broke 'em my waaaaay. ::)

BUT... I found two which each had a good limb, one Oregon Yew and one English Yew.
I'm currently working on slicing 'em together to make a transatlantic Yew ELB just for a bit of fun  :laugh:
I'll be sure to post it when it's done.
I'm also hoping to do an Oregon Yew belly / English Yew back ELB at some point.
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2012, 08:00:46 am »
Haven't broke any this year  that I can think of but have been involved in a few, I always keep a fire going at the cabin and don't pile them up,I just burn them as quick as possible.  ;D ;D ;D I seem to go through spells,good spells lately and then get into really bad ones,I once broke 3 in 1 day,one right after the other,man you talk about depressing. :)
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2012, 09:27:12 am »
One yew bow blew a top limb in a million shards on my yard.
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Offline Knapper

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Re: Did You Break Any This Year
« Reply #14 on: November 28, 2012, 09:30:09 am »
That happened to me as we'll Pappy. While making board bows for youth I kept leaving the handle to short from the fade and broke two in a row befor I found my problem!
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