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Around the Campfire / Re: Pawpaw
« Last post by Eric Krewson on Today at 09:10:03 am »
You want them yellow on the outside as well. I usually leave them on the ground in the woods until they turn yellow for the best eating. I walk by and check them several times a week, when they are properly ripe, I pick them up. They go from ripe to too ripe in a couple of days.
 
I don't shake the trees to make them fall out because they will be too green.
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Bows / Re: Tips for Improving Arrow Flight – What Works for You?
« Last post by Eric Krewson on Today at 09:02:44 am »
If you are shooing a selfbow, make sure your tiller is spot on first.

I start out with bare shafting and changing my hand position to check the timing of my limbs.
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Around the Campfire / Re: Pawpaw
« Last post by sleek on Today at 01:20:45 am »
Quote from: Muskyman on September 16, 2025, 10:14:54 pm
Wish ida seen this earlier. Tried a couple today and would say not much flavor. Still have a few left in the fridge. Did find probably 100 trees today. Most are small 6-8 ft tall. Found one tree that has 20-30 fruits on it. Kept the seeds from the couple I ate. Gonna send them to sleek. I’ll try one again next few days. Gonna look for them to be yellow inside. One was somewhat yellow other was not really yellow.

Wow. Makes ya wonder if one would make a decent bow.
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Bows / Re: Tips for Improving Arrow Flight – What Works for You?
« Last post by Pat B on Today at 12:44:54 am »
 Welcome to PA, emmataylor.
 The AMO standard for an arrow is, it will be 28" long with a 125 gr head. The minor adjustments you are talking about is, for each inch longer than 28" the effective spine value will decrease by 5# under the given spine and increase by 5# per inch shorter than 28".
 With the 125gr head, for each 25gr over 125gr the effective spine weight will decrease 5# and each 25gr under the 125gr will increase the spine by 5#. So you can start with a shaft with a given spine, add or subtract to the shaft length and/or head weight to find the arrow that you can shoot well. You and how you shoot are also part of the equation.
 I hope I haven't confused you.
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Bows / Re: Ash Reflex Deflex underway
« Last post by Helen Grace on September 16, 2025, 11:54:19 pm »
Quote from: jameswoodmot on September 04, 2025, 03:48:21 pm
Not my best bow this one, but it shoots. I was a bit of a rollercoaster. Just needs shooting a bit before I refinish the limbs
Ash, 60" long, started at 2" wide aiming for 40lbs ish. I knew i was pushing it a little with the length but I could have done with another 4-6" i think.

It started as a reflex deflex and just ended up as a deflex, i steam bend the handle and then fire hardened over charcoal to put the reflex in. I didnt want too much reflex because I already knew I was pushing it a bit so the tips ended up about 1/2" forward of the handle.

Tillered out pretty nice, nothing too challenging and the tips ended up half inch behind the handle so a total of about an inch of set which I can live with. There was no where obvious that was bending too much, just the limbs were a bit short.
I have a habbit of finishing bows before they’re shot in so I was sure to get a hundred arrows through it and i excercised it a lot when tillering. It took about another half inch of string follow but it came back overnight. not great but fine.
So i finsihed it up with the horn inlays and dye and leather handle wrap. I didnt oil it just incase. The nexy day after about 20 arrows both limbs, about 6" from the tips developed hinges, just inside where the limb thickened up for the tips and the whole of both limbs had taken set. Typical! I went back and checked my fottage and there is no sign of them just before the finsihing work.

200 arrows before finishing next time!

So re tillered and its down to about 32lbs at 26" now. I used dry heat to add some reflex back into the tips, though i expect the wood will not much like that at all.

This is the second bow ive made from this ash and it hasnt been great, i think i might make the same design from some wych elm and see how it compares. I was hoping the fire hardening would have upped its resistance to taking set more than it has.

Do you find wych elm generally holds its shape better than ash for this kind of design?
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English Warbow / Re: My First Steps into English Warbows
« Last post by Helen Grace on September 16, 2025, 11:46:10 pm »
Hi, Del
When you were building up your strength, how long did it take before you felt comfortable moving from, say, 70# to 90#? I imagine the technique is just as important as the muscle strength.
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Bows / Tips for Improving Arrow Flight – What Works for You?
« Last post by emmataylor on September 16, 2025, 11:42:04 pm »
Hi everyone,
I’ve been spending some time trying to improve the flight of my arrows, and it’s been a fun learning process. I notice small changes in point weight and fletching size can make a big difference. What little adjustments have worked best for you when tuning arrows for distance and accuracy?
Very glad to hear your experiences!  ;)
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Around the Campfire / Re: Pawpaw
« Last post by Muskyman on September 16, 2025, 10:14:54 pm »
Wish ida seen this earlier. Tried a couple today and would say not much flavor. Still have a few left in the fridge. Did find probably 100 trees today. Most are small 6-8 ft tall. Found one tree that has 20-30 fruits on it. Kept the seeds from the couple I ate. Gonna send them to sleek. I’ll try one again next few days. Gonna look for them to be yellow inside. One was somewhat yellow other was not really yellow.
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by bjrogg on September 16, 2025, 03:59:10 pm »
Hope you get shoulder better soon.

I had trouble once and went to physical therapy. It worked for me. That was over ten years ago. Hope it works for you too.

Bjrogg

PS Cheer up.  Life is Good
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by BrianS on September 16, 2025, 02:49:49 pm »
Happy (a day early) Birthday Wishes! Hope your shoulder heals up quick. Take care, Brian
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