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Bows / Re: Hop hornbeam static recurve
« Last post by Selfbowman on Today at 03:12:11 pm »Very nice bow.
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Shooting and Hunting / First one for the year
« Last post by Eric Krewson on Today at 02:56:15 pm »Seeing as how we have a M/L forum perhaps this is acceptable; I used a .54 Isaac Haines rifle I built for this hunt, I love flintlocks!
I decided to brave the cold this morning and sit in my ground blind. What I thought was doe came around my ground blind and was only 10 feet from the blind when I shot her. I have a good bit of deer meat in the freezer, not enough to make it until next year so I wanted a young tender deer to add to my stock pile.
She turned out to be a year and half old he with almost no antler development. When I field dressed him I found out why, he had the normal male equipment but didn't have any testicles. He was steer.
This makes the third buck I have shot with B/P in exactly the same spot over the last 3 years; they come in downhill from my blind and downwind of my plot looking for does, they pass between my blind and the plot on the uphill side and head off toward my neighbors orchard. So far every buck that took that path while I was in the blind went to the freezer.
The buck was very close to my blind, I actually shot it in front of that little maple tree to the right of my rifle.
I was way out in the wilderness he says tongue in cheek. This is how close my blind is to my house, this shot is off the deck, I am at the end of a dead end road in the county, this is a subdivision where everyone has a few acres. I have 4 acres of beautiful hardwoods that the deer pass through and hundreds of acres of woods behind my place.
I decided to brave the cold this morning and sit in my ground blind. What I thought was doe came around my ground blind and was only 10 feet from the blind when I shot her. I have a good bit of deer meat in the freezer, not enough to make it until next year so I wanted a young tender deer to add to my stock pile.
She turned out to be a year and half old he with almost no antler development. When I field dressed him I found out why, he had the normal male equipment but didn't have any testicles. He was steer.
This makes the third buck I have shot with B/P in exactly the same spot over the last 3 years; they come in downhill from my blind and downwind of my plot looking for does, they pass between my blind and the plot on the uphill side and head off toward my neighbors orchard. So far every buck that took that path while I was in the blind went to the freezer.
The buck was very close to my blind, I actually shot it in front of that little maple tree to the right of my rifle.
I was way out in the wilderness he says tongue in cheek. This is how close my blind is to my house, this shot is off the deck, I am at the end of a dead end road in the county, this is a subdivision where everyone has a few acres. I have 4 acres of beautiful hardwoods that the deer pass through and hundreds of acres of woods behind my place.
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Badger on Today at 02:23:56 pm » Pappy explained it very well. It is hard to pull that shape off on any kind of bow if you don't get the bend just right. The string tension longwise is huge and will break the string as soon as you brace it if not overbuilt from what you are used to. If the string doesn't break it will want to bend sideways and flip over. You really have to get the bend just right and don't even think about starting with a low brace height. You will likely need at least 7". The good news is that if you pull it off it will shoot like a rocket.
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Bows / Back in the shop
« Last post by bjrogg on Today at 02:20:09 pm »It’s been way too long since I have been able to work on my own projects.
I haven’t worked on a bow since my trip to visit Arvin last February.
On my trip I stopped by DVS Hunters for a quick visit. I really like Dave. He is definitely one of the good guys in the primitive archery world. I always enjoy seeing him.
He wouldn’t let me leave without taking several gifts home. I told him I didn’t have much extra room so anything I took had to be pretty compact.
One of the things he gave me was a short but very nice Osage stave.
I thought it looked like a good candidate for a belly split. It was. Split really nice and I chased the ring I was aiming for on the belly split.
Not done yet but I have a plan for both of the staves now. I call them my “brother staves”. Most people would probably call them sister staves but Dave feels more like a brother.
I was thinking that the belly split might make a nice short hunting bow for me.
Even though it is only 47” ntn I wanted to make it a stiff handle with a shelf that was close to center shot.
Still need to finish it up but I have it to 55 lbs at 20” draw. Shoots nice and I can seem to hit what I’m looking at. I probably will still take a few lbs off, but it’s coming along. I can still draw 55 lbs but not very comfortably.
Figured I’d post a few pictures.
Unbraced is right after shooting
It’s been awhile
Bjrogg
I haven’t worked on a bow since my trip to visit Arvin last February.
On my trip I stopped by DVS Hunters for a quick visit. I really like Dave. He is definitely one of the good guys in the primitive archery world. I always enjoy seeing him.
He wouldn’t let me leave without taking several gifts home. I told him I didn’t have much extra room so anything I took had to be pretty compact.
One of the things he gave me was a short but very nice Osage stave.
I thought it looked like a good candidate for a belly split. It was. Split really nice and I chased the ring I was aiming for on the belly split.
Not done yet but I have a plan for both of the staves now. I call them my “brother staves”. Most people would probably call them sister staves but Dave feels more like a brother.
I was thinking that the belly split might make a nice short hunting bow for me.
Even though it is only 47” ntn I wanted to make it a stiff handle with a shelf that was close to center shot.
Still need to finish it up but I have it to 55 lbs at 20” draw. Shoots nice and I can seem to hit what I’m looking at. I probably will still take a few lbs off, but it’s coming along. I can still draw 55 lbs but not very comfortably.
Figured I’d post a few pictures.
Unbraced is right after shooting
It’s been awhile
Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Bob Barnes on Today at 02:07:58 pm »Love the shape now. It's almost the same a most BBOs I have made. I have read that it's difficult to pull off that shape on a selfbow. I'm looking forward to seeing you make a nice bow. 
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Del the cat on Today at 02:02:41 pm »What Pappy said! 
looking good.
Del
looking good.
Del
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pat B on Today at 12:58:21 pm »Things always going on at Twin Oaks. The coyote and cat skulls will be a nice addition to your collection.
Looks like Jimmy hasn't missed too many meals lately. Glad to see he's still at it with his bow building. Years ago I had one of Gary's bow staves. It was a long narrow ELB style stave.
Looks like Jimmy hasn't missed too many meals lately. Glad to see he's still at it with his bow building. Years ago I had one of Gary's bow staves. It was a long narrow ELB style stave.
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Bows / Re: 2025 Junior Bow Trade
« Last post by stuckinthemud on Today at 09:48:10 am »Be nice if we can all ship ready for the hohohoho, what do you all feel about shipping with one bow not finished, potentially?
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 09:43:07 am »You bet Bob, ya it makes me smile also. Miss Gary, he was 1 of a kind.
Pappy
Miss Gary, he was 1 of a kind.Pappy
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Hamish on Today at 06:07:47 am »Looking very cool, so far Doug.