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Around the Campfire / Re: It followed me home thread
« Last post by Pat B on Today at 01:06:35 pm »Nice collection of hatchets and axes, Clint. Aren't most of those carpenters and roofer's hatchets?
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Bows / Re: yew - a madam's target bow 31# -27"
« Last post by White Falcon on Today at 11:11:41 am »Great workmanship.
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Bows / Re: yew - a madam's target bow 31# -27"
« Last post by Selfbowman on Today at 11:04:22 am » Beautiful bow.
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Bows / Re: yew - a madam's target bow 31# -27"
« Last post by Del the cat on Today at 10:52:20 am »Very pretty bow 
Gotta love a bit of Yew...
All together now...
"All I want for Christmas is Yew"
Del
Gotta love a bit of Yew...
All together now...
"All I want for Christmas is Yew"
Del
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Bows / Re: Bow Testing 2023 / 2025
« Last post by Tuomo on Today at 10:45:13 am »Hickory backed bows always perform poor. Its a massive difference to the same bow backed with boo.
Very interesting find! Why is that? Why would a hickory back be a poor choice? Does it take tension set (assuming that’s even possible)?
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Bows / Re: Common mistakes in deflex/reflex bows?
« Last post by Tuomo on Today at 10:35:44 am »I think the biggest mistake is having too much reflex (tips bent too far behind the back). The second mistake is not using the VirtualBow program to model the bow and find the correct taper rate for a specific front profile.
In my opinion, and what I prefer to do, is keep the reflex at about 0–50 mm—no more in normal bow. If I want to make a flight bow or a bow just for speed, and I can trust my materials, then more.
I always make deflex–reflex bows as laminates, because then the correct taper rate for evenly distributed stress is easy to achieve. Usually, a taper of 0.006 or 0.008 works well. I have a good taper sled, so the tiller is almost always spot on. If the tiller needs correction, a scraper works well and is almost the only tool I use.
In my opinion, and what I prefer to do, is keep the reflex at about 0–50 mm—no more in normal bow. If I want to make a flight bow or a bow just for speed, and I can trust my materials, then more.
I always make deflex–reflex bows as laminates, because then the correct taper rate for evenly distributed stress is easy to achieve. Usually, a taper of 0.006 or 0.008 works well. I have a good taper sled, so the tiller is almost always spot on. If the tiller needs correction, a scraper works well and is almost the only tool I use.
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Bows / Re: yew - a madam's target bow 31# -27"
« Last post by Tuomo on Today at 10:20:04 am »This is very nice bow! I wish I had good quality yew!
How long this bow is? What is that dark area under the black nock?
How long this bow is? What is that dark area under the black nock?
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Bows / Re: The best shape for a reflexed bow?
« Last post by Tuomo on Today at 10:06:47 am »Tuomo I really dig your D/R design. Would you be willing to share the parameters here?
Here is VirtualBow model file, and measurements of the bow number 6.
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Bows / Re: Common mistakes in deflex/reflex bows?
« Last post by Aussie Yeoman on Today at 05:28:21 am »So to drop down on that further, how do you ensure that? Tiller only with a scraper? Some other stratagem?
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Around the Campfire / Re: It followed me home thread
« Last post by bjrogg on Today at 05:08:27 am »Nice collection Clint. Thanks for sharing. I always enjoy seeing what follows you home.
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