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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by Selfbowman on December 03, 2025, 05:47:57 pm »
Jim will it go 50# at these dimensions? This bow will have three growth rings in the limbs. I don’t like cutting through the lunar rings but if I do so on this stave I can get the back and belly real flat. What do you guys think??
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Pappy on December 03, 2025, 05:42:10 pm »
I would cut to length, cut nocks and get to low brace, it stresses differently when on a long string. Looking good so far. Pappy
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by Selfbowman on December 03, 2025, 05:35:03 pm »
Ok I put the snake on hold for now. Back on the BL bow. The bow will be 2-3/8 at fades and parallel for 9” then pyramid to the tips. 8” stiff handle section 67” ntn. I’ve got it about 1/2” thick in the limbs . It’s a lot of bow right now. The interesting thing is when roughing out the bow the bandsaw made a high pitch and slow to cut when cutting the stave down the back roughing out the back widths! When turning the stave on its side and  thinning the limbs it cut like butter. It seems to like heat and conform to the caul good.here is where it’s at.
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Bows / Re: sturgeon bladder glue
« Last post by Burnsie on December 03, 2025, 04:32:04 pm »
Trying to wrap my head around the thought, that at one point in time someone said "hmmm - I wonder if I could make some glue out of this sturgeon bladder"
How does that happen - and then actually work?
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on December 03, 2025, 02:16:23 pm »
This is looking really great! I've never made a true R/D bow so not sure what the desired finished profile is but it looks like nocks and a real string? It's coming out super sweet so far though!
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Bows / Re: sturgeon bladder glue
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on December 03, 2025, 12:02:46 pm »
Awesome post, let's keep a sticky on this one lol. I've been playing with and using 222 bloom strength hide glue from a furniture maker, seems to gel pretty quick but gives about 5 minutes of work time depending on how thin you mix it. I'm about to make a batch and add 10 percent fish glue (from stewmac) and see how the set time changes. I'm considering using a mix of the two for gluing a horn belly but I am nervous about either straight hide glue gelling too fast on me, or a mixture of hide/fish being too flexible for the cured joint.

Those glue cubes look really clean! Any updates on projects/tests you've used them with?
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Bows / Re: Reflexed Ocean Spray
« Last post by Doug509 on December 03, 2025, 11:46:04 am »
Willie I dont notice a change in reflex as the staves dry out
  I do like your suggestion of strapping to a board or caul. 

I managed to use heat on lower limb to achieve decent string alingment.  Put on a long string and exercized a bit to 30 lbs.  I think the profile looks decent. 

Should my next step be to remove wood from the end of the limbs to flatten out the bend at brace height?  Or should I make string knocks and move to a real bow string?  It's currently 74" OAL
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Bows / Re: Display Bow
« Last post by bjrogg on December 03, 2025, 09:34:00 am »
I might even be tempted to heat one up in a full draw profile. Display it with a arrow notched.

I have seen them shaped like this for movie props so the actors don’t have to hold a real bow at full draw.

Just a thought

Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: Back in the shop
« Last post by bjrogg on December 03, 2025, 09:27:24 am »
Thanks Dave.

I do find that a little time away does tend to make the time we get more valuable.

As they say absence makes the heart grow fonder.

Sometimes people don’t come back.

If you love something set it free. If it comes back it is true love.

I’m betting you will be back and inspired when the time is right

Good luck getting settled in.

Man I’m glad I don’t have to move again. It was hard enough when I only had a fraction of the stuff I have accumulated

Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: Hop hornbeam static recurve
« Last post by bentstick54 on December 03, 2025, 12:56:18 am »
Not sure why it took me so long to look at this one, but I’m glad I finally did. Very nicely done. Great looking bow.
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