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Started by goobersan, January 27, 2019, 09:01:31 AM

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goobersan


Crooked Stic

I should get base coats on mine this weekend.
High on Archery.

TattooDave

Lot's of nice bows being made. Hopefully I'll be able to join the fun next year. Looks like a good group!

Tattoo Dave

Roy from Pa


4 point

Got a package in the mail today. I'll give more info later.

Srlbenn

Sure are some purty bows being made. My nephew snookered me into letting him use my work shop to work on his car. It's been two weeks and he's still not close to being done yet.
I managed to get into the shop yesterday and take some twist out of one of the billets. Got everything lined up well enough that I glued them up today. Put some deflex in when I glued them. Hopefully I can get it cleaned up tomorrow and put some reflex in. Please excuse the mess. I barely have room to get around my nephews stuff.
Steve Bennett (turtle)

Roy from Pa

That's one heck of a pipe wrench:)

Srlbenn

Quote from: Roy from Pa on March 05, 2019, 03:35:13 PM
That's one heck of a pipe wrench:)
It was one heck of a twist.  :thumbsup:
Steve Bennett (turtle)

skeaterbait

How much weight did you hang on it? I have one with a nasty twist too that I need to finish some day.
Skeater who?

monterey

If that wrench don't do it you can always hang the motor on it. :)
Monterey

"I didn't say all that stuff". - Confucius........and Yogi Berra

Bvas

Quote from: monterey on March 05, 2019, 05:56:11 PM
If that wrench don't do it you can always hang the motor on it. :)
That's one way to get more horse power in a selfbow :o
I guess that'd be ok. There's no wheels with that engine :biglaugh:
Some hunt to survive; some survive to hunt

Fishinglink


Got some final supplies. Got kids conferences this week when the bow group meets so I'm yet another week behind. Hope to get something accomplished over the weekend but kind of limited on tools and heat here at home. Getting a few more good snow storms to slow me down, but I think I'm all set on materials so now just need time.
Everyone's bows are looking good so far and hope to join those ranks soon.


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Srlbenn

Quote from: skeaterbait on March 05, 2019, 04:52:05 PM
How much weight did you hang on it? I have one with a nasty twist too that I need to finish some day.
Don't know. :dunno: The wrench is pretty heavy and I hung a small bucket about half full of water on it. Wrapped wet rag covered with foil around area I wanted to twist and heated with heat gun until it twisted to where I wanted it. Let it cool overnight before taking wrench off. Appeared to be around 20 deg of twist.
Quote from: monterey on March 05, 2019, 05:56:11 PM
If that wrench don't do it you can always hang the motor on it. :)
Was afraid that the spun rod bearing in that motor would cause weird hand shock.   :jumper:
Steve Bennett (turtle)

Srlbenn

Quote from: Fishinglink on March 05, 2019, 07:16:09 PM

Got some final supplies. Got kids conferences this week when the bow group meets so I'm yet another week behind. Hope to get something accomplished over the weekend but kind of limited on tools and heat here at home. Getting a few more good snow storms to slow me down, but I think I'm all set on materials so now just need time.
Everyone's bows are looking good so far and hope to join those ranks soon.

I didn't think pulleys were allowed on trad bows.  :nono:

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Fishinglink

Quote from: Srlbenn on March 05, 2019, 07:25:55 PM

I didn't think pulleys were allowed on trad bows.  :nono:

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Well you see it will still be a single string but those are so when you draw it brings the two halves together. It's a very complex takedown design and people with spun bearings on an ecotec engine in there shop probably wouldn't understand [emoji2957].


In all seriousness though I need to build a draw tree and those pulleys have been sitting on my tool box at work for 2 years for such a purpose. Finally remembered to grab them when I did some spring cleaning the other day at work.



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4 point

Look what I found at the post office! Lonnie you built a beauty of a bow! I shot it a little in the shop tonight and it shoots great. I really like the Redheart. I didn't have anyone to take full draw pics so Ill post them later.



Roy from Pa

Ya baby..

Congrats and Lonnie, that is sweet dude.

wood carver 2

" Vegetarian" another word for bad hunter.

Garman


Fishinglink

Lonnie that is a piece of art. Congrats on being first receiver 4 point.


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