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Around the Campfire / Re: What Did You Do Today?
« Last post by JW_Halverson on Today at 12:16:02 pm »
Nice looking pile of beans, Eric! Your growing season starts long before mine. My beans are only knee high and haven't set a blossom yet. I pulled out all the radishes I started. Plenty of tops and not a thing going on underground. Some years I do good on radishes, but most are a bust like this.
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Bows / Re: Ipe
« Last post by Mad Max on Today at 10:32:22 am »
Nice one  :OK
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Around the Campfire / Re: Alone again.
« Last post by Pappy on Today at 09:50:59 am »
Yep so far for me haven't enjoyed it as much as when they are in the cold, maybe it will get more interesting as it moves along, if any are left. :-\May be a short season. ;)
 Pappy
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Bows / Re: Ipe
« Last post by simk on Today at 09:38:03 am »
These are fun to make  :)
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Bows / Re: Ipe
« Last post by simk on Today at 09:37:21 am »
No James.
But here's a few pics.
I got a little bored making these same elbs and was trying out new design options for heavier bows. Its a mixture of flatbow and elb - the crossection starts like an elb in the grip, then evolves almost towards a flatbow where it bends most, then going back to elb towards the tips. You can call it paddle bow, I call that design Bastard. Customers like it. Made them from yew and laminated IPE, up to 105#.
Cheers   
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Bows / Re: Hunting the Osage Bow
« Last post by bentstick54 on Today at 09:13:29 am »
I  have to agree with Jim.
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Trading Post / Re: I have osage burls
« Last post by Eric Krewson on Today at 08:55:54 am »
A friend found an old osage tree on the ground that was covered up with burls from stem to stern, he gave me quite a few of them.

I love this wood for tip overlays, it is as hard as a rock with beautiful grain swirls.



 
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Announcements / Re: Looking for PrimitivearcherTV content and creators
« Last post by sleek on Today at 03:39:43 am »
Thanks Marc, where can I find them?
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Trading Post / Re: I have osage burls
« Last post by sleek on July 01, 2025, 08:15:26 pm »
Here is the one burl I have cut off so far.
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Bows / Re: Ipe
« Last post by jameswoodmot on July 01, 2025, 07:47:58 pm »
Quote from: simk on June 23, 2025, 08:30:24 am
I was not very lucky with blond Ipe. I had more than one bow chrysaling away. I later discussed the topic with a more experienced bowyer telling me that it varies a lot. Blonde ipe generally is not so great, only the heavier boards maybe still ok. so you can be lucky or not. I would not stress the bow too much maybe. I personally will use my more pale boards for fencing now.   
density in general seems a good criteria for ipe, it goes along with quality (and also with color with the dark type).
I lately laminated a few warbows from different boards of dark ipe and noticed massive differences between the boards. the darker and heavier board produced a lot more drawweight at the same dimensions.

would love to see more photos of this guy, have you shown it before?
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