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Bows / Re: boo backed bamboo bow
« Last post by superdav95 on February 12, 2026, 11:19:32 pm »
thanks hamish!  glue lines look good so far so good.   I did a deeper cook on the belly lam prior to glue up.  I figured on the belly that would be best we shall see.  the back i only did a mild cook.  The cook on the belly maintained color change deeper then the back.  The nodes are spaced accordingly belly and back. 
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Bows / Re: boo backed bamboo bow
« Last post by Hamish on February 12, 2026, 11:05:59 pm »
I saw your utoob video of this coming bow. Very promising.

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Bows / Re: Osage orange design?
« Last post by Hamish on February 12, 2026, 11:02:21 pm »
So, I've skinned three of the four quarters, and they all have some big checks coming in from either end.  Don't know if I'm going to be able to get a flatbow out of these staves.  What about an ELB?  Does that design work with osage?  Might be the best I can do.

Osage makes an awesome narrow ELB.
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Bows / boo backed bamboo bow
« Last post by superdav95 on February 12, 2026, 11:01:04 pm »
Ive taken a brief break from my arrows to build another bow ive had rattleing in my brain for a while. Ive done similar ones like this but this deflex reflex design in a boo on boo is a first for me.  Most of the time spent was figuring out my thickness tapers and selecting the right 2 sections of boo slats.  I plan to side tiller only this bow to retain all of its belly and back intact.   I have a three part video series on youtube that I started and will continue to post updates.  the first link here is the 3rd video showing where im at now with it.  More work to do on it yet.  Im hoping to have something close to 70lbs. if i miss this mark ill shoort for 50lbs.  If i feel like its performing well ill bring it to flats. 


https://youtube.com/shorts/rut6d_2v0Qs?si=njvBsEtxnJg7-KNK


Link for pics

https://share.icloud.com/photos/024rIt--4qhbW2NPBgd50kpqw






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Bows / Re: Osage orange design?
« Last post by bentstick54 on February 12, 2026, 09:16:57 pm »
Show us some photos of the backs with sapwood removed.
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Around the Campfire / Re: Life on the Farm
« Last post by bjrogg on February 12, 2026, 08:21:36 pm »
 I really enjoy processing meat to pappy. It’s really rewarding. You just can’t buy the breakfast pork sausage we make. It’s smoked in a smoke house that was my long past great uncle’s. It’s got to be around a hundred years old. It smoked all the sausage for our church dinners for many years.


I broke my old 30 lb stuffer doing the snack sticks. They push through the small tube a little hard and I stripped a few gears. If I could get the right parts I could fix it. It’s an old Cabela’s. My brother ordered a new one. I hope it lasts as long as the old one.

Bjrogg
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Flight Bows / Re: Flight Archery Projects
« Last post by RyanY on February 12, 2026, 08:11:55 pm »
Every time I’ve hung out with Mike, he’s making poplar shafts. I forgot his PA name.
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Bows / Re: 2026 Junior Bow Trade sign up and trade thread
« Last post by stuckinthemud on February 12, 2026, 06:56:03 pm »
Fantastic, that's already more than last year, this is going to be great!
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Flight Bows / Re: Flight Archery Projects
« Last post by JW_Halverson on February 12, 2026, 06:37:25 pm »
I wish knoll would pop in here. He made nice shafts.


Bjrogg

Ryan, that would be Mike in our board bow admin group.
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Bows / Re: how to get more search results
« Last post by sleek on February 12, 2026, 03:56:30 pm »
Thanks Tuomo that’ll sort the problem until it’s fixed!

Sleek thanks for letting me know, is there any way members can contribute financially?

Thanks for asking! The annual giveaway is the only fundraiser this site is doing and the fun part about it is, participation gets you enrolled to win :) In the next 3 months my goal is to have all the magazines up on a pay wall that allowes donors to access the entire digital library of PA.
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