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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by Selfbowman on November 17, 2025, 07:02:50 pm »Steve would 69” be long enough? It’s 2-3/8 wide at fades.
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Bows / Re: Yew school
« Last post by Hamish on November 17, 2025, 07:02:32 pm » I think the main problem you were having was the low moisture content, like Cord mentioned. Yew really doesn't like low moisture content, becomes very susceptible to tension breaks. I won't try stressing the limbs for at least a week after exposing the limbs to heat bending or corrections. Unless you live in a very arid climate I doubt you will have any troubles with unbacked yew, if its a good stave, and you follow the grain, compensate for any knots.
In future, non sinewed bows if they are going to be used for hunting, I would recommend that you back them with rawhide. It gives you a little more protection in tension, but more importantly it will help stop the sapwood from getting dinged, in the wild.
In future, non sinewed bows if they are going to be used for hunting, I would recommend that you back them with rawhide. It gives you a little more protection in tension, but more importantly it will help stop the sapwood from getting dinged, in the wild.
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Bows / Re: Yew school
« Last post by Doug509 on November 17, 2025, 05:23:08 pm »Been quite a while thought i would catch up. Im close to finishing another Yew bow. This one is backed with Sinew. Im braced at 6.5" and tillering to 38 lbs 22" draw. If folks could give me a tiller check i would appreciate it. Video link here.
https://youtu.be/DuRglANXIEw?si=BDdOeFUtB3qDWVFa
Hoping this one doesnt blow up.
https://youtu.be/DuRglANXIEw?si=BDdOeFUtB3qDWVFa
Hoping this one doesnt blow up.
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Bows / Re: HHB Pyramid/reflex design
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on November 17, 2025, 05:18:03 pm »Here's a shot before I retinkered with it. You'll see it's already slightly whip tillered here. At this stage it had already been shot in over 2000x and had only 1" of follow, which I would call great.
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Bows / Re: HHB Pyramid/reflex design
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on November 17, 2025, 05:01:21 pm »Thanks! I did indeed. My pyramid flat bows usually come out a little whip ended. I don't think that is unusual for that design. TBB talks about that in the sections on design/performance and tiller profiles.
I believe that by reflexing the tips I've asked the outer limbs to bend more. The near handle wood and midlimb are very wide and very flat, but since this bow has been a real steady shooter I did not want to retiller it and lose extra poundage after i reflexed it. I'm sure the bow could be more efficient with mass distribution but it shoots great so it does not bother me.
I believe that by reflexing the tips I've asked the outer limbs to bend more. The near handle wood and midlimb are very wide and very flat, but since this bow has been a real steady shooter I did not want to retiller it and lose extra poundage after i reflexed it. I'm sure the bow could be more efficient with mass distribution but it shoots great so it does not bother me.
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Bows / Re: HHB Pyramid/reflex design
« Last post by Selfbowman on November 17, 2025, 03:03:20 pm »Nice bow did you Mean to whip the ends. That’s what I see in the full. Draw pic.
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Around the Campfire / Re: update pics of my head
« Last post by Pat B on November 17, 2025, 02:27:25 pm »I have to give thanks and credit to the 2 PAs that stitched me up. I think they knew what they were doing.
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Bows / Re: Picture size ?
« Last post by Pat B on November 17, 2025, 02:19:55 pm »I use Imgur, a photo storage site. It's free and it gives you options for sizing photos for different applications. I've used it for quite a few years now and have never had a problem with it.
Before Imgur I used Photobucket which also claimed to be a free photo hosting sight. After a few years they decided to charge without letting me remove my photos. I lost over 100 pages of photos to Photobucket, many of which were bow building related pics, some were build alongs.
Before Imgur I used Photobucket which also claimed to be a free photo hosting sight. After a few years they decided to charge without letting me remove my photos. I lost over 100 pages of photos to Photobucket, many of which were bow building related pics, some were build alongs.
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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow
« Last post by Badger on November 17, 2025, 01:16:00 pm » If the sample is an accurate 1" cube and the moisture is at 10% you have a piece that is around .8 sg. Same as osage. Pretty common for black locust. If it does not chrysal black locust can make super fast bows. From the woods, I tested black locust had the lowest hysteresis. Funny thing is that woods low in hysteresis also tend to chrysal. Good luck.
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Bows / Re: HHB Pyramid/reflex design
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on November 17, 2025, 12:39:54 pm »more photos