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Title: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: bubby on January 23, 2012, 09:27:07 pm

been awhile since i worked on a bow, got this one started, it's 66 ttt and @ three inches of bracepulled to 14" on the tree(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture001-15.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture002-13.jpg)
it's got a little cluster of pin knot's there at the hump, do you think i outta back it with rawhide before i get to far along? Bub

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started
Post by: bubby on January 23, 2012, 09:33:14 pm

here's some pics of the area in ?(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture005-6.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture004-8.jpg)

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started
Post by: Pat B on January 23, 2012, 09:35:43 pm

Looking good, Buddy.   Get those outter limbs bending more before you scrape the inner limbs any more.

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started
Post by: bubby on January 23, 2012, 09:39:28 pm

that's what i was thinking, do you think that knot area might pose a problem? i don't think so but i don't work with this type of area much,Bub

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started
Post by: Ifrit617 on January 23, 2012, 09:51:14 pm

I personally would back it cause I have had a bad  streak this summer with bows breaking cause I tried to leave an area like that unbacked... Better safe than sorry...:) good luck

Jon

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started
Post by: Elktracker on January 24, 2012, 01:13:33 am

Looking good Bub!, hard to say what that knot mite do? Maybe better safe than sorry :-\

Josh

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started
Post by: Dictionary on January 24, 2012, 01:14:29 am

so bubby how did you begin tillering this one? Leaving the handle stiff and working your way into the handle? Or starting at the handle with an even taper in mind towards the tips?

Just curious.

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started
Post by: bubby on January 24, 2012, 07:05:21 am

Dictionary i made the middle eight inches about 3/4"ish and 1/2" or so on the limb's leaving the humpy section thinker, 2" at the handle to 3/4" at the tip's, Bub

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started
Post by: Pat B on January 24, 2012, 11:59:50 am

Buddy, you igt leave the area around that knot a bit stiffer then the surrounding portions of the limb.  What draw weight are you shooting for?

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started
Post by: bubby on January 24, 2012, 03:38:59 pm

Pat i'm thinking 45-50# @29", probablly 45#,  Bub

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started
Post by: PeteC on January 24, 2012, 03:48:24 pm

Those knots don't look that bad to me,and if mine I would'nt back it. However,get your tiller even before pulling it any farther.66" of D-bow is plenty of working limb for a 29" draw.It ought to make a goodun. JMHO God Bless

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, new pics
Post by: bubby on January 24, 2012, 07:16:27 pm

here's a couple a pics after scraping on the outer limb's abit, first one's @ 16" the second one is 18", my gizzmo says it's good but i keep seeing that hump, are the tip's still a little stiffor am i seeing thing's, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture001-16.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture002-14.jpg)

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, new pics
Post by: Bevan R. on January 24, 2012, 07:33:20 pm

I think it is looking just fine.

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, new pics
Post by: paulsemp on January 24, 2012, 07:34:15 pm

i would work on those tips a little more, i worry about to much set with the limbs bending that much in the middle

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, new pics
Post by: bubby on January 24, 2012, 08:24:37 pm

thank's for the tiller line Bevan, for some reason everytime i looked at this one i kept gravitating to the hump, gotta trust the gizmo, Bub

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, new pics
Post by: Elktracker on January 25, 2012, 01:00:03 pm

Thats looking good bubby :) keep up the good work!

Josh

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, new pics
Post by: bubby on January 25, 2012, 08:06:18 pm

got a little further along, got her at full brace and then at 22", at about 36# at 22" so i should come in right around my draw weight, Bub(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture001-17.jpg)
(http://i623.photobucket.com/albums/tt320/bubncheryl/Picture002-15.jpg)

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: Bevan R. on January 25, 2012, 08:11:44 pm

Looking like a nice arc.  ;)
Keep it up!

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: bubby on January 25, 2012, 08:40:37 pm

thank's bevan, another couple inche's on the tree, then i start shooting at short draw and work my way out to full draw, Bub

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: Josh B on January 25, 2012, 09:15:47 pm

Lookin' pretty good!  If I may be so bold, I would get the outer limbs working a little more, looks pretty well balanced at this point.  Josh

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: Elktracker on January 26, 2012, 01:58:59 am

Looking good bub as usual!

Josh

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: Pappy on January 26, 2012, 06:57:12 am

That has really came around,looking good.That should come in about prefect. :) :)
   
   Pappy

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: bubby on January 30, 2012, 04:28:30 pm

well i was shooting it in and herd a crack, it happened on the clean limb without the knot, gonna superglue and clamp, then sand her all down and wrap the affected area then soak in ca glue. guess we'll see what happens, Bub

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: Elktracker on January 30, 2012, 04:34:04 pm

Thats too bad hope you can save it

Josh

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: Cameroo on January 30, 2012, 06:22:07 pm

I'm hardly an authority on tillering, but I agree with gun doc.  Looks to me like the limbs are not doing much work from about halfway out to the tips.  If you manage to save it, I'd get that portion bending a bit more to avoid stressing the inner limbs.

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: bubby on January 30, 2012, 06:48:09 pm

actually after Bevan drew the eliptical on the one pic i did remove quite a bit from the outer third as i worked it out to 26", just to bring the tip's around with the eliptical, also looked good with the gizzmo, but sometimes s#%t happens, we'll see what comes of it, it's just like knapping, it aint a point till it's done and it aint a bow till it's finished, Bub

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: Cameroo on January 30, 2012, 08:49:54 pm

I was just curious how the limbs would compare now, after your last full draw pic.  Looks like the limb with the knot is about perfect.  The left limb in the pic is a tiny bit stiff (now I'm just being picky! ;) )towards the tip (red circle), which probably stressed that limb a bit where the red arrow is.  Just out of curiosity, is that around where it cracked?

(http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t253/cbergerman/junk/bubs.jpg)

Title: Re: eastern woodland ash started, more new pics
Post by: bubby on January 30, 2012, 09:18:35 pm

Cam, if your asking if it cracked in the vicinity of the arrow the answer is no, the crack happened around 9" from the tip which puts it inside the circle that you drew, i was really still short drawing it' hadn't even started to stretch it out yet, i'm a little curious as to why this happened myself, Bub