The Showdown

[IndianGuy]

I really can't imagine why you think this bow can't be built..and a 26" draw is very attaninable I have built several 60" 62" and 64" flat bows that were over 70 pounds at 27" out of Osage that were not over 1.5" wide. 100 pounds is doable the only problem is that not every piece of wood will make a 100 pound bow. You definitely need the right piece of wood and sometimes thats not easy to find.
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[Crogacht]

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My poor email inbox 

[bubbles]

Wow. This has been an adventure.   

[Badger]

  I did the challenge bow today as per my above post, the bow was 1 13/16 wide and broke at about 25" because I had a cut in handle. I made it from a longer bow I cut down. I also had an extra long handle and fades of 13". I broke at about 90# and 25" so I would have been a fraction light but it wasn't loosing much of its reflex. I will take pics tomorrow sometime. The handle on a 100# bow needs to be a bit thicker to remain rigid it would have worked had I not had an arrow shelf allready cut into it.

[criveraville]

SOMEONE PLEASE FILL ME IN..

Short versions-- what's this thread about?

And what's the issue/problem?

[mullet]

Steve, I'm like a few other people, I think it is very doable. I don't know what I'd do with it, don't want to waste good wood on a bow I'd never use or give to someone, and mostly, don't see the point unless I'm being paid.

If anybody is going to do it soon, it will be you. Looking forward to seeing it.

[mullet]

SOMEONE PLEASE FILL ME IN..

Short versions-- what's this thread about?

And what's the issue/problem?

You can't get off that easy, you have to read the whole thing.

[4dog]

Cip.....just some old fashioned sour grapes of somekind...personally....hope this stuff stays far away from PA....kinda disheartening to witness....but i confess....i read every ugly word......like watching a train wreck...well ..almost

[Weylin]

Cip.....just some old fashioned sour grapes of somekind...personally....hope this stuff stays far away from PA....kinda disheartening to witness....but i confess....i read every ugly word......like watching a train wreck...well ..almost

Ha! well said. My sentiments exactly.

[Marc St Louis]

I'm not surprised Steve.   Wood is an amazing material and when treated right can do amazing things

It's the same for me Eddie.  What do you do with it after plus I have better things to do

[Crogacht]

The topic of the thread (60# @ 26" selfbow with given specs) is quite legitimate and interesting, but there was probably (definitely) a much nicer way to go about it I guess.

This could actually make for a cool event, someone issues a challenge and a bow as a prize, then they do a bow swap with whoever manages to make the required bow first to whatever crazy specifications set by the challenger.

People would participate purely for the love of a challenge though, nothing else.

[PatM]

 Bottom line is that Marc has made a name for himself by making high class bows of every sort for at least the last 15 years and Adam thinks he has arrived because he had a couple of  laminated light weight recurves hold together. Now he thinks it's time to shoulder Marc aside and make a push for number 1.

[mullet]

The topic of the thread (60# @ 26" selfbow with given specs) is quite legitimate and interesting, but there was probably (definitely) a much nicer way to go about it I guess.

This could actually make for a cool event, someone issues a challenge and a bow as a prize, then they do a bow swap with whoever manages to make the required bow first to whatever crazy specifications set by the challenger.

People would participate purely for the love of a challenge though, nothing else.

Do it! But whoever challenges should build one first. The thread wouldn't be so long, then.

[Crogacht]

Hehe, I'll get back to you when I have a bow that pulls any weight at any drawlength, let's go from there huh

[lostarrow]

http://www.straightdope.com/

 The best explanation of the glue bond  I've seen . We learned about this  in college  (Cabinetmaking) That was a long time ago had to look for a refresher myself . Of particular interest in this article is that it starts out with" We don't really know". ................................... Science is really a lot  of that. It's just not usually admitted.  
   Another experiment like the 2 pieces of steel with copper in between. Take 2 pieces of glass (clean and flat) and add a drop of water between them. If they are dead flat , you don't even need the water. Try to pull them apart. 


As for the rest of this topic, ............ try to keep in the spirit of this forum everybody . I'm not sure why it has been allowed to carry on in this fashion for so long.