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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 04:22:30 pm »
In between clean up I worked on my heads, lots of waiting time when doing euro mounts.  ;) :) It like hurry up and wait which is hard for me.  ;)
coyote head in the peroxide and deer head ready for final boiling and cleaning  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 04:18:25 pm »
Then some hide work, got my big hide ready to sand and take out of the rack, Will jumped in and helped me with the second, 1 to go and probably call it all for the year. Then back to wood cutting and log dragging. :) :) Doctor said I didn't have a tear in my shoulder , had bursitis and arthritis , old age I guess, ??? anyway getting a shot tomorrow morning and be laid up a couple of days he said but should take care of it and that is great news, feel very Blessed for sure.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 04:13:24 pm »
Got 13 lbs of burger and 14 lbs of steaks from my doe, last of the brats for lunch, think I have 3 or 4 packs left and will be time to make more. With all the wood cutting we are making a start on replenishing the wood pile. :) Long way to go but it's a start.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 04:09:57 pm »
Getting a lot of supplies along with the meat.  :)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 04:08:32 pm »
Got a deer head and coyote head in the boil, also set up for my meat cutting. I love this kitchen, it make things so much easier.  ;)
 Pappy
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Primitive Skills / Re: Life is good
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 04:06:07 pm »
Great weekend, very busy one but I like it that way, keeps me out of trouble. We done a lot of clean up from all the trees cut around the cabin, got most of the logs dragged out where we can cut them up for fire wood, still lots of brush but making head way. I also got my deer worked up and in the freezer along with 2 more euro mounts and a little hide work. Quite the mess but this is before we started, looking better now.  :)
 Pappy
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Around the Campfire / Re: It followed me home thread
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 04:00:49 pm »
Man that is some nice stuff Clint, I love them things. :)
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: Common mistakes in deflex/reflex bows?
« Last post by Aussie Yeoman on Today at 03:43:47 pm »
I'm planning on using two lams - belly and backing. At least to start. Bamboo and an Australian hardwood, called Ironbark. It's heavier than water and stiffer than the timbers you folks think are stuff, like bulletwood or ipe.

According to virtual bow, the thickness overall at the start of the working limb will be about 11 mm, and just over 5 at the tip.
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Bows / Re: Common mistakes in deflex/reflex bows?
« Last post by Tuomo on Today at 03:36:59 pm »
Quote from: Aussie Yeoman on Today at 03:24:25 pm
When reflexing laminations so close to finished dimensions, what do you expect the spring back to be off the caul? As in, if you want to have the tips deflected 3" from their deflexed position, do you glue the limbs in 6" of reflex? More? Less?

The more laminates used, the less springback there is. I prefer to use four laminates; with that configuration, the springback is about 10 mm (1/2") at most. With three laminates there is slightly more, but it has never been a problem or something I would take into account. For a 45–50# bow, the total thickness is about 15 mm. With four laminates, each laminate is under 4 mm thick, so they are relatively thin. Set is another matter: if you want the finished bow to have a side profile similar to the model, you should take that into account.
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Bows / Re: Bow Testing 2023 / 2025
« Last post by Tuomo on Today at 03:29:04 pm »
Willie – please define what you mean by “top-end hickory,” either from a bowyer’s perspective or specifically as a backing material. Quality alone is not a sufficient reason, because it does not directly affect bow speed. If a finished bow functions well and has no problems, then the wood quality is adequate.

The most important parameters are strength, elastic modulus, and density. One possible reason is that hickory, on average, has a lower elastic modulus relative to its density than bamboo. As a result, a finished bow is heavier (in physical weight) compared to a similar bamboo-backed bow.
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