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Bows / Re: Black locusts bow

« Last post by JW_Halverson on November 17, 2025, 11:55:25 am »

Pappy, there is some pretty good evidence that the denser the wood is for its species, the better it works for bows. Say, if the average density of a species of tree is .600, then a sample coming in at .700 is likely to make a better bow and one coming in at .500 will need a collar and a leash because it's gonna be a dog.

I know in my experience I have made a couple green ash bows that shot so badly you didn't need a chronograph to measure the speed of the arrow, you needed a CALENDAR! Both staves came from a tree that was super lightweight.

Bows / Re: Black locusts bow

« Last post by Selfbowman on November 17, 2025, 10:54:24 am »

Tap water sleek. Ryan your funny. I think that the weight being the same tells us a lot. I’m going to build it to the spec of the Osage bow that has two records and see what I get.

Bows / Re: Picture size ?

« Last post by Burnsie on November 17, 2025, 10:50:16 am »

Thanks Sleek - I ran into the same issue, I was making sure my photos weren't over 480 x 640 but they were still getting rejected - this should help.

Bows / Re: Picture size ?

« Last post by Robert Pougnier on November 17, 2025, 10:25:06 am »

I downloaded a free software called XnConvert. It lets you load a whole folder. There are lots of variables you can tinker with and I have not figured them out. My pictures I've uploaded so far look pretty bad but I think it's because of my settings needing some tweaking.