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Offline sleek

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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2016, 09:00:05 pm »
Quote from: Knoll on February 02, 2016, 06:50:46 pm
Quote from: JonW on February 02, 2016, 06:02:15 pm
I have the ability to make RO look like Osage. I will bring somenice RO bows just remember they LOOK like Osage. ;)

Another naughty naughty fellow!   >:D

Considering this group of scoundrels would you expect anything less?
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2016, 09:11:50 pm »
Well enough of the chatter! I have one I will make into a pyramid bow. That is the only design I have not tried with RO. This will be my 6th attempt at RO the rest have been very unsuccessful. This will be a target bow and I intend to hit 40lbs. If it breaks I will use John's trick of making it look like Osage!
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« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2016, 09:56:17 pm »
Patrick thats the best red oak design, i built one yhat was40# for my dad in law that is a screamer
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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2016, 09:56:43 pm »
Longish and wideish makes 40# easy peezy!
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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2016, 10:55:41 pm »
Quote from: Knoll on February 02, 2016, 02:56:23 pm
Quote from: DavidV on February 02, 2016, 12:42:59 pm
What if I use white oak and dye it red?  :laugh: O:)

 ;D   naughty naughty feller!    ;D

Okay, I'll play along then...

I started this one a while ago from a home depot board. It's looong but only 1.5" wide. Riser is a chunk of curly oak.

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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2016, 11:04:43 pm »
Looking good David!

Heat treat maybe?

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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2016, 11:05:53 pm »
Looks ellllegant!
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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #22 on: February 02, 2016, 11:09:55 pm »
Seal em up good guys!! I brought my pride and joy red oak board bow "Saturn" with the patterned burlap backing to Mojam 2015 to let my friend shoot. Lebhuntfish, sleek and a few of the other fellas know which one I'm talking about. It was about 100 degrees and pouring rain the whole weekend. I had a primitive grease and beeswax finish, and the thing soaked up so much moisture that it went from 45# to 25# by the second day. A real bummer! I'll be going with a modern finish this year for sure.
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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #23 on: February 02, 2016, 11:33:38 pm »
Quote from: make-n-break on February 02, 2016, 11:09:55 pm
Seal em up good guys!! I brought my pride and joy red oak board bow "Saturn" with the patterned burlap backing to Mojam 2015 to let my friend shoot. Lebhuntfish, sleek and a few of the other fellas know which one I'm talking about. It was about 100 degrees and pouring rain the whole weekend. I had a primitive grease and beeswax finish, and the thing soaked up so much moisture that it went from 45# to 25# by the second day. A real bummer! I'll be going with a modern finish this year for sure.

Did that bow ever recover?
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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #24 on: February 03, 2016, 10:02:48 am »
I probably won't heat treat this one Pat, haven't had good luck with heat and red oak in the past :/
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #25 on: February 03, 2016, 10:23:40 am »
Cool, I'm just wondering. Figured I would act like a noob with the red oak.
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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #26 on: February 03, 2016, 10:49:32 am »
The 80 pound one i made years ago was heat treated but only mildly.
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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #27 on: February 03, 2016, 11:48:03 am »
Sleek, it recovered only slightly to about 30#. It didn't take any more set either so I'm scratching my head as to why the damage was so permanent.

I prefer mild heat treating Red Oak too. Keeps the set down and makes 'em feel snappier to me.
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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #28 on: February 03, 2016, 01:15:36 pm »
I might go for it then if you guys say it works.
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Offline tattoo dave

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Re: MoJam 2016 - red oak BOARD bow challenge!
« Reply #29 on: February 03, 2016, 09:41:45 pm »
Oh man, one of my favorites I've made was a 62" bendy handle red oak bow with curves steamed into the tips. The only problem I ever had with that bow was when it burnt up in the house fire. Now you all got me wanting to make another ;). I won't make it to mojam, but I might play along anyway and build one if I can find the time.

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