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Re: New Bow
Reply #45 - Mar 23^rd, 2021 at 10:58am

Thanks Vetryan! This bow had a half inch natural reflex in one limb so I steam bent the other limb to match it. When I was done tillering, I started to shoot it in. On the second shot at a quarter draw the bottom limb hinged where I had steamed it Huh

so I heat treated it then treated the top limb too.
Finished shooting it in yesterday. No hinge. Still even tiller. Happiness

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vetryan15 Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1888 Northern Maine Gender:	Re: New Bow Reply #46 - Mar 24^th, 2021 at 4:10am I tried the steam bend to fix a propeller twist.it didnt work out. So i know your pain
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2443	Re: New Bow Reply #47 - Mar 29^th, 2021 at 11:23pm Almost finished a bow for my 5 year old grandson. Still needs sanding, a riser, a string and staining. It is 48" oa, 3/4" wide to a couple inches past mid limb and draws 10 lbs @ 18". The bend in the handle will dissapear when I get the riser glued on.
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joe_meadmaker Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 1889 PA, USA	Re: New Bow Reply #48 - Mar 30^th, 2021 at 7:31pm Nice! I remember as a child using one of those cheap plastic bows with suction cups for arrow tips. What you've got there is a significant upgrade!
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2443	Re: New Bow Reply #49 - Apr 9^th, 2021 at 11:10pm Calling it done
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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2273 Australia Gender:	Re: New Bow Reply #50 - Apr 10^th, 2021 at 1:09am Nice !!!!
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vetryan15 Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1888 Northern Maine Gender:	Re: New Bow Reply #51 - Apr 10^th, 2021 at 6:00am Pretty sweet
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 7802	Re: New Bow Reply #52 - Apr 10^th, 2021 at 7:13am Walter...youre our friend. This is an intervention. Do you make bows 3-5 times a week? Do you need to make bows just to feel normal? Do you turn to bow making when stressed? If so I think youre an addict. But dont worry there is help! The only cure is to make more. So keep at it.
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2443	Re: New Bow Reply #53 - Apr 10^th, 2021 at 11:34am Make more slings than bows
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2443	Re: New Bow Reply #54 - Sep 29^th, 2021 at 10:10pm Another bow at floor tillering stage for another grandson. 50 inches oa, 4 inch handle 3/4 inches thick by 1 inch wide, one and a half inch fades to one and a half inches wide to mid limb to one half wide at nocks. Arrow pass 1/4" deep and 1/4" above ctr of bow. Looking for 18lbs at 18" and 20 lbs at 20 inches.
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vetryan15 Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1888 Northern Maine Gender:	Re: New Bow Reply #55 - Sep 30^th, 2021 at 6:18am That's awesome. Fantastic
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Curious Aardvark Slinging.org Administrator Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13594 Midlands England Gender:	Re: New Bow Reply #56 - Sep 30^th, 2021 at 7:30am I'll admit I know bugger all about making bows, but that notch area in the handle just looks really really thin. How do stop the wood snapping when the bow is drawn ?
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2443	Re: New Bow Reply #57 - Sep 30^th, 2021 at 8:07am It is 3/4" oak at the handle and only pulling 20 lbs max. More than that, I would add a 3/4" riser making the handle area 1 1/2" thick.
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StaffSlinger Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 287	Re: New Bow Reply #58 - Sep 30^th, 2021 at 8:10am That's more than adequate for a 20# draw bow. He could reinforce the handle area with thin -- 1/8" -- handle plates glued on both the back and the belly.
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2443	Re: New Bow Reply #59 - Sep 30^th, 2021 at 6:52pm @ StaffSlinger That seems like a pretty good solution for higher poundage bows.
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