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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Disappointment
« Reply #30 on: December 23, 2019, 10:46:27 am »
Nice work (f)
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Offline DC

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« Reply #31 on: December 23, 2019, 11:02:33 am »
Found it ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Offline Chief RID

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« Reply #32 on: December 23, 2019, 05:20:55 pm »
Whew! Glad you found it.
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Offline DC

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« Reply #33 on: December 23, 2019, 07:27:07 pm »
I didn't think I'd be able to leave it sit either. ;D It seems to be OK. I'll wait until tomorrow to bend it to make sure the epoxy has cured. I lost 3/4" in length and I glued in about an inch of reflex so I will probably have to retiller some. The picture of the back shows that the fingers didn't quite meet so it's filled with some epoxy. That was because I put a little reflex in. It's about 1/16" thick at the end of the fingers. The belly pictures show how the new splice is off a bit because the bow had twisted a bit as well as bent. I might have to lengthen the handle a bit more.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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« Reply #34 on: December 24, 2019, 08:48:30 am »
Wow,,.nice job on that,,,I think its gonna a shoot )P(
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Offline burchett.donald

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« Reply #35 on: December 24, 2019, 09:14:39 pm »
  Way to stick with it Don, nice work and patience!
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Disappointment
« Reply #36 on: December 25, 2019, 08:28:41 am »
Hope Santa gonna bring some arrows
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Offline DC

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« Reply #37 on: January 06, 2020, 12:35:22 pm »
Just to bring you up to date. I had to do a little steam straightening but I had it so the string alignment was good just after Christmas. Then I got sick for ten days and then the family got together for a couple of days. So today I got to string it again. The string alignment is out by 2" again. I think this wants to be a walking stick. It's going in the corner of shame for a while.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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« Reply #38 on: January 06, 2020, 12:56:44 pm »
2 inches is not that much,,  :)  please not the corner of shame,, it will go to 3 inches if you put it there,, (-S
have you tried talking nice to it,,, :) bend each tip 3/4 inch,, you will be there,, ;D
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Offline Badger

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« Reply #39 on: January 06, 2020, 02:42:43 pm »
   I have found with yew that steam is good to straighten and should either be left in a cawl for several weeks or set with heat after steaming.
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« Reply #40 on: January 07, 2020, 12:23:15 am »
It is out enough that it won't stay braced. It flips over. Could be that "parallel to the string" that you guys were talking about a few months back. I'll make another bow while I'm thinking about this. I've tried everything that has been mentioned except steaming it and leaving it on the caul for a few weeks. It seems to move with the changing RH.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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« Reply #41 on: January 07, 2020, 09:24:15 am »
Well,,I think you will get it,,.a few more weeks,,,maybe brace a bit higher,,,maybe it will line it self back up,,u never know,,.stranger things have happened )P(
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