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Flight Bows / Re: Arvins 62" osage design
« Last post by Selfbowman on December 19, 2024, 10:19:42 am »
Kevin there was some mention of extremely long bows in bowyers bible 1 I think . I might go back and review that section. Kevin Ive got BJ fixing to build some narrow flight bows . If it can be done with no set at 25” by him it might Poke a hole in your theory. That we will have to watch.  Brian can tiller a bow.
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Primitive Skills / Re: Adding tannin to hide glue?
« Last post by GlisGlis on December 19, 2024, 10:05:06 am »
tannins are water soluble compounds. I doubt they can make glue more water resistant. Maybe they can add little more resistence to decay
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Flight Bows / Re: Arvins 62" osage design
« Last post by sleek on December 19, 2024, 09:31:27 am »
Quote from: Selfbowman on December 18, 2024, 04:50:38 pm
Fifty pound and my normal reflex in the end.  8”!stiff handle


Assuming no stiff tips, the entire bow bends, You taper to .25 nocks.

The bow limbs will be parallel, one inch wide for 25.875 inches

Then you start the taper from one inch wide to .25 for 13.79"

Thats 39.665 inches long limb, double that and add your 8 inch handle you get a long bow of 87.33 inches total.

I imagine that bow would throw a heavy arrow very well and be well suited for a very long draw, which would allow for higher than typical speeds. How fast is a pure guess based on what the end draw length would be.

Now I wonder what virtual bow says about your hypothetical bow Arvin? Im curios to check my work against that. It would be fun to have a bow build off competition between my formula and the virtual bows design. 
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Trading Post / Mesquite staves needed
« Last post by loefflerchuck on December 18, 2024, 11:06:16 pm »
I’m looking for a Mesquite stave or a few. Anything over 40”. I have nearly everything bow and arrow building wise to trade. Various staves, sinew, shafts. Ask about other things and I may have it. Can I leave a phone number on here? I’ll check after I post and if not, edit the post. 6502089275
Chuck
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Flight Bows / Re: Arvins 62" osage design
« Last post by willie on December 18, 2024, 10:43:23 pm »
Quote from: Selfbowman on December 18, 2024, 08:31:17 pm
It had so much shock I gave it away!🤠🤠🤠

lol, I had a shakespeare 66" that left it's home on the bow rack the same way.


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The smoothest shooting glass longbows i e shot  had some deflex in the handle fade section and slightly recurved . That design holds the fight records also. I think it’s hard to compare wood to fiberglass in design though .

maybe a direct comparison could be hard. but the underlying reasons should be similar.  too much flexibility in the outers where the limb return speed is higher and thus has more momentum when the string stops the limb?

can you comment on the deflexed recurved you recently built? is it damper in the hand or more so that your straight backed 67/68 inchers?  I assume you have had a chance to shoot some light arrows from it recently.





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Flintknapping / Re: Nethers?
« Last post by MushinMan97 on December 18, 2024, 08:57:43 pm »
When i went there, a very kind lady brought a scale out, but otherwise I believe it is still on the honor system. Good luck! I've only gone once, but loved it and plan on going back at some point now that I am a little more experienced with knowing what to look for

Ty
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Flight Bows / Re: Arvins 62" osage design
« Last post by Selfbowman on December 18, 2024, 08:31:17 pm »
It had so much shock I gave it away!🤠🤠🤠
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Around the Campfire / Re: Never too early to plan! OJAM!!!
« Last post by Piddler on December 18, 2024, 08:20:15 pm »
I'm certainly wanting to if it will fit in my schedule.
Piddler
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Bows / Re: Meare Heath bow
« Last post by stuckinthemud on December 18, 2024, 07:33:58 pm »
Search this site using Meare as the search term, it’s been a very popular topic over the past few years
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Bows / Re: What do you think?
« Last post by superdav95 on December 18, 2024, 06:37:51 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on December 18, 2024, 02:57:59 pm
Quote from: WhistlingBadger on December 18, 2024, 02:27:12 pm
Yeah, I'm excited to try sinew backing again.  I have only done one successful sinewed bow, a kid's bow.  The one juniper/sinew bow I did exploded on the tree.  But I have a bunch of nice juniper.  My plan is to get a couple bows roughed out this winter, then sinew them in the spring once it warms up a bit.  I also have a couple of decent maple pieces that I might try sinewing.  Stay tuned...

I used to get pronghorn rawhides from a guy in Colorado for pretty cheap. BEST rawhide out there, thin, strong and consistent thickness.

I would love to get some and try it.  I’ve used kangaroo hide and it’s good too.  I still have a bunch of white tail deer hide left over from last year so I’ll be a while using that up anyway.  I’ve heard good things about the pronghorn stuff too. 
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