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Announcements / Re: We have a new landing page!
« Last post by Buckeye Guy on November 10, 2025, 12:40:38 pm »
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Bows / Re: Help looking for staining info
« Last post by bentstick54 on November 10, 2025, 10:28:00 am »Thanks Eric, I really like the look of that bow. I will definitely play around with that method.
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Primitive Skills / Re: Brain Tanning Red Deer - Experiences & Lessons.
« Last post by Pappy on November 10, 2025, 09:32:38 am »Ya Pre smoking is a lot of trouble, but what isn't on brain tanning hides 
and I decided years ago as much work it is to get a hide ready and tanned I would do what ever it took to get it soft, once in a while you will get a hide that will have a spot in it that just won't soften no matter what you do, usually in the back area, but I think that is just the nature of the hide, maybe scar or old wound, Other than that I try to keep at it till it is soft.
Pappy
and I decided years ago as much work it is to get a hide ready and tanned I would do what ever it took to get it soft, once in a while you will get a hide that will have a spot in it that just won't soften no matter what you do, usually in the back area, but I think that is just the nature of the hide, maybe scar or old wound, Other than that I try to keep at it till it is soft.Pappy
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Bows / Re: Help looking for staining info
« Last post by Eric Krewson on November 10, 2025, 09:25:21 am »As far as blending one color into another color you can put the different stains side by side and use a fan brush to scrub between the two and they will blend seamlessly into each other.
Here is an explanation of sorts on a much larger medium with a plain brush.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6jTEXQjI5s
I was a duck decoy carver once and had to learn the correct brush strokes to make my ducks paint job look real. This is the belly of a shore bird that I used a fan brush to transition the yellow color to white.
Here is an explanation of sorts on a much larger medium with a plain brush.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6jTEXQjI5s
I was a duck decoy carver once and had to learn the correct brush strokes to make my ducks paint job look real. This is the belly of a shore bird that I used a fan brush to transition the yellow color to white.
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Bows / Re: Help looking for staining info
« Last post by Eric Krewson on November 10, 2025, 09:09:31 am »One way I make stains look different is to put a thick coat of stain on a bow, let it dry and lighten the areas I want lighter by scrubbing the area with a scotch bright pad. I used medium brown for this bow and scrubbed the lighter areas.
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Bows / Re: October Bow Of the Month Voting CONGRATULATIONS TUOMO!
« Last post by bjrogg on November 10, 2025, 08:44:59 am »Congratulations Tuomo. Very nice work.
Thanks to everyone who participated in the bow of the month. Weather you entered or even just took the time to vote.
Bjrogg
Thanks to everyone who participated in the bow of the month. Weather you entered or even just took the time to vote.
Bjrogg
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Bows / Re: October Bow Of the Month Voting CONGRATULATIONS TUOMO!
« Last post by Tuomo on November 10, 2025, 05:27:11 am »Thank you!
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Bows / Re: Looking for a 400 yard shot
« Last post by Badger on November 10, 2025, 03:12:23 am » Del was using an elevated rest, a fast flite type string and a 20" arrow with an overdraw. Probably worth well over 50 yards shooting that style of flite bow.I bet Del gets that up to about 450 eventually; he is just getting started. He also took the time to tune the arrow to the bow. Some valuable lessons here.
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Bows / Re: Done it 415 yards
« Last post by sleek on November 10, 2025, 02:03:30 am »I've just beat my PB and broken the 400 yard shot:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcErLa_wpi0
Dull day, slight tail wind and very slightly down hill
Del
Well Del, I suppose I should pack my bags, head your way, and study under you! I thought I knew what I was doing, then you beat me by over 50 yards! Can you give me the dimensions of that bow please? The length, and its front profile ( how wide it is and what it tapers down to ) , as well as how much reflex it has? This has got me excited, because now I KNOW a 50 pounder can go 400 yards, and I have a goal that is affirmed to be possible. THANK YOU!
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Bows / Re: How to "shoot in" a bow when you cannot shoot?
« Last post by sleek on November 10, 2025, 01:53:35 am »I hope you can get shooting again JW
A little over ten years ago my shoulder was killing me. I couldn’t work with my arms above my shoulders.
I had to go to physical therapy first, before any surgery or treatment.
My therapist said he was sure I had a torn rotator cuff and that the other muscles would take over if I trained them.
He had me do several exercises and then gradually some more. I wasn’t really expecting much but my shoulder is good.
I went for my back about a year and half ago. It’s helped and I have gotten back in better shape, but my back still hurts.
I definitely would recommend physical therapy if you haven’t already tried it.
Bjrogg
Docs ran me through a battery of push-pull tests and range of motion and said I have no rotator cuff damage. He did send me to physical therapy for my lower back and I talked the therapist into exercising the shoulder. But it just keeps getting worse.
I might have to demand an MRI to look at the soft tissues and figure out what this is. At this point, just getting dressed has become incredibly painful.
I have a similar issue in my right shoulder. Been that way for almost a year and a half. I had to get a cortisol shot and that helped for about 4 months but thats wearing off now. Its not torn, I cant recall what the doc said it was, but the remedy is PT apparently. Im not so certain.