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Bows / What do you think of this checking
« Last post by Newindian on September 08, 2025, 09:35:38 pm »
Osage self bow 35# @ 28”

I’ve had this bow for about a decade now sitting mostly finished and recently retillered and prettied it up. Shot about ~ 200 arrows through it since then

This one came off the inside of a stave that had some very deep cracks running from the pith which I couldn’t completely cut out (I think they might’ve formed before the tree was cut down). They run completely though the lower limb of this bow. I filled them with superglue and they’ve never given me any issues, but I’ve recently been considering selling off this one and wanted to get some other opinions first.

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Shooting and Hunting / Re: My Version of the side quiver
« Last post by Don W on September 08, 2025, 09:26:34 pm »
 
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the website had to move. Here is the new link.


https://with-my-own-hands.blogspot.com/2025/09/my-version-of-side-quiver.html
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Bows / Re: History has been made! Congratulations Alan Case!
« Last post by sleek on September 08, 2025, 06:32:48 pm »
I guarantee he has shot further. He has broken the record likely for several years, just he was never able to find those arrows. Dedicating time to find them is the hard part.

I heard he can flick the bow string and tell you how far it will shoot. The man is a genius.
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Bows / Re: History has been made! Congratulations Alan Case!
« Last post by loefflerchuck on September 08, 2025, 06:01:55 pm »
By the way, he found an arrow from a past year that was further than his official record of about 1.18 miles? The lost arrow shot was almost 1.25 miles. Alan is the only person I have met who has a specific form of synesthesia where he can tap an arrow and listen to the tone it makes to tell if it is tuned properly for optimal flight with a specific weight bow. I’ve also seen him tap a bow to tell the draw weight by the tone it makes.
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Trading Post / grooving tools for horn bow making
« Last post by Mafort on September 08, 2025, 02:12:24 pm »
looking to see if anyone has any good grooving tools for hornbow making. tried making my own but i dont have the hands for it. i have a yes wood stave, sinew galore, and feathers. or if you know where i can find one on a website that would be helpful as well.
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Bows / Re: Do you have a chronograph? Id like help.
« Last post by Badger on September 08, 2025, 11:00:24 am »
 This is already pretty well tested. Allen is shooting his bows at about 1/4 grains per pound. I seldom test below 100 grains, but any testing I have done always shows more speed with less weight no matter how light you go. Using a chrono to estimate virtual mass is a very useful tool for a flight shooter/ bow builder
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Message Board Q & A / Re: Embarrassing pop up ads
« Last post by WhistlingBadger on September 08, 2025, 10:27:04 am »
Well, those are big steps in the right direction.  Thanks for all you do, Sleek!
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Bows / Re: Do you have a chronograph? Id like help.
« Last post by Del the cat on September 08, 2025, 05:01:25 am »
I did this some time back. Being a crossbow it had less error than shooting off the fingers, tho' admittedly it's a shorter metal bow, but vibration etc could still be relevant.
Del
https://bowyersdiary.blogspot.com/2011/11/mass-velocity-and-energy.html
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Bows / Do you have a chronograph? Id like help.
« Last post by sleek on September 08, 2025, 12:28:40 am »
I want to do a mass experiment. Im looking for a trend and trying to remove confirmation bias, so crowd sourcing should help.

The hypothesis: A bow will not dry fire as quickly as it will fire with a poper arrow weight

The experiment: Shoot 5 times with a 3 gpp arrow and get your average speed. Then increase the arrow weight by .5gpp repeating the experiment until you are at 6gpp. Record the results.

I have this idea that a bow, like an engine, needs to be loaded a certain amount to keep the limbs from warping and loosing a lot of energy. Thats energy that will increase arrow speed and momentum. I suspect there are two arrow weight ranges that any bow will fire best at. One will be extremely light weight for max speed and the other will be heavy for max energy. This experiment focuses on maximum speed.

The premises: This deals with harmonics. Much like an out of balance tire, there are two speeds where you will find the vibrations peak, and conversely where they go away entirely canceled out. The idea carries over to bows. The tips each travel in an arc like a tire rim, weighted by the arrow. If the  rate of tip travel is at the correct speed ( tire rpm ) then the limb vibrations should cancel out or peak, and that will reflect in arrow speed.

I have seen this myself in exactly one bow before, but I was also looking for it. Its easy to find what you look for, aka, confirmation bias. So if yall have a chronograph and some time to kill, id be really interested in your help and results.

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Message Board Q & A / Re: Embarrassing pop up ads
« Last post by sleek on September 08, 2025, 12:07:56 am »
If a few put a lot in and the rest sit back and enjoy the improvements, im afraid that may generate some dissent among the members and thats not the kind of conflict I want to have here. I WILL be creating a members lounge where paying members get something extra for their contributions.

Either way, GOOD NEWS! I believe I figured out how to get rid of the smutt ads. However, I am not yet able to reduce the pop ups that cover the whole page. That will come soon as I can though. Either way, a small win is STILL a win.

Quote from: JW_Halverson on September 01, 2025, 07:07:31 pm
Quote from: sleek on August 27, 2025, 04:24:36 pm
JW is correct, its will cost a decent amount to get the forum updated. I am reluctant to ask anyone here for money for one big reason. Others people money is a very big responsibility. While I can guarantee the site will improve in many ways, I cant promise these ads will go away with this update. Im told they should but thats not the 100% answer I need to take on risking other folks money. The way I look at it, if im not willing to put my money in it, I have no business even thinking about asking members to pitch in. So, Im going to get these updates done, but only with my money, and that takes me time. Im hoping to have this forum updated and ad free by the end of this year. Thats my goal.

I understand your concerns, im very sorry for the trouble you are experiencing, and I will get it fixed. Unfortunately, its not going to be fast.

But what if people value this forum enough that they feel they want to participate in the improvement? By turning them down you rob them of the joy they feel in participation. Sit with that a moment when you get the time, buddy.
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