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Offline Josh B

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Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« on: February 24, 2014, 12:59:45 am »
This was not a good weekend in the shop.  Everything I touched turned to crap!   >:(  I worked on 4 different bows and botched something on every one.  First up was a 52" ntn sinew backed Osage character bow.  I'm within a couple inches of my goal of 50#@28" and it has developed a severe case of hand shock and string buzz.  I have yet to figure out where the timing issue is.  Being so close to full tiller and frustrated, I set it aside until I was feeling a bit more patient.  (Sorry no pics yet)  Next up was a little red elm five curve for a friends daughter.  Exacto knife slipped while trimming the cloth backing strip and cut a strip out along the edge of the limb.  No pics.  Had a laminar separation on a snaky Osage d-bow.   And last but not least, I was working on my wifes new bow, got it to brace and the back splintered.  I did get a pic of that.  Luckily, it had paper thin rings and i was able to chase another ring and possibly still be able to get 35# out of it.  Just to be safe, it now has a rawhide back.  Once I got the rawhide on, I closed the shop and went shooting with my kids.  That went much better.  Here's my youngest daughter holding my wifes new bow after the ring was chased and a pic of the back where it splintered.  I hope you all had a more productive weekend!  Josh
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Offline criveraville

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2014, 01:16:40 am »
Tough break! Cute kiddo. Nice curves on that bow
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2014, 06:00:35 am »
Glad I am not the only one who is being stung by wood every time. Yew - checked like no-bodys business and its been 80% + humudity for as long as I can remember, elm wood pecker damage right into the heart, another elm way underweight and would just not take any strain very poor early to late, another elm chrysal badly, wrotten pocket of wood just under the surface, I could go on  :-\

That bow looks great though!
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2014, 08:35:16 am »
Ya I have had them days,thank goodness not to often. ;) :)
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2014, 08:42:37 am »
Sometimes it all seems to go south every time you pick one up.  Has for me.  Glad you got to shoot with your daughter though.  Gotta cherish those times and just laugh at the rest.
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Offline half eye

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2014, 09:11:37 am »
Hey Josh, least ya made it home in one piece and got time with the family, Sorry about the sticks though.
rich
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2014, 10:02:02 am »
Sorry to here that man, that was mine last weekend.  But that's why we have ice cold beverages.  Glad shooting with the fam was great.  Luckily there is always more wood to be worked :)
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2014, 10:10:12 am »
Is a bad weekend in the shop better than a good weekend on the road?   Hope your luck changes soon.  See you in a few months  ;)
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Offline kleinpm

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #8 on: February 24, 2014, 10:13:10 am »
I noticed when I have a bad streak of bow making it is usually followed by a good streak. I hope it holds true for you too!

Patrick
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Offline adb

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2014, 10:27:57 am »
Yup... had one of those days in the shop last week, too. Cut the end of my thumb off changing the blade on my bandsaw, and broke another bow. So, I decided to take some time off and go visit my Grandson. I feel your pain brutha! Nice looking curves on that bow, and I'm glad you could save it. Good job.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #10 on: February 24, 2014, 10:39:42 am »
That's a real bummer trucker, crap happens in the bow shop buddy!
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #11 on: February 24, 2014, 10:45:48 am »
I knew you guys would understand!   Clint...a bad day at home is definitely better! ADB...ouch!  I'll quit whining now.  My weekend left me with all my body parts intact so I don't reckon it was that bad after all.  It wasn't totally unproductive on Sunday. The 4H shoot got snowed out, so i used the time to make a couple dozen arrows for the club and some new strings for the club bows.  The shooting time was good too. Here's Moyra(my youngest daughter)  and my son Gunner.  They are really improving fast. My son can't quit fiddling with his quiver that Rich made  though! Lol!  Josh
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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #12 on: February 24, 2014, 11:40:52 am »
Man, tell Moyra I'm gonna steal that quiver....that's just too cool 8)
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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #13 on: February 24, 2014, 11:41:32 am »
Still looks like a good productive time well spent weekend to me buddy  :D
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Offline ajooter

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Re: Midas touch Minnesota Osage (red elm)
« Reply #14 on: February 24, 2014, 11:50:49 am »
Its definitely good to know when to walk away.  Way to persevere with your wife's bow it looks great! :)
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