2019 what did ya do today....

Crooked Stic · June 29, 2019, 09:13:37 AM

All kinds of videos on U tube. About home made ones.

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scrub-buster · June 29, 2019, 08:20:32 PM

I made my first batch of string making wax. I used 2 lbs of bees wax and 2 toilet wax rings. I guessed at the ratio. I think it turned out good. I'll give it a test run and adjust the ratio if I need to.

Roy from Pa · June 29, 2019, 09:18:05 PM

Looks good, Clint..

Like how you melted it.

Bvas · June 29, 2019, 09:57:50 PM

How many strings you planning on makin Clint???

monterey · June 29, 2019, 10:18:54 PM

Quote from: Bvas on June 29, 2019, 09:57:50 PM
How many strings you planning on makin Clint???

Yeah! That's a lot of goomba.

scrub-buster · June 29, 2019, 10:30:42 PM

As many strings as I want to Bvas

I do things in bulk. My time is getting more limited so if I get set up to do something I take advantage of it.

Roy, that's how I heat up my hide glue too. The water pan keeps the heat steady. It takes a little longer but the results are better.

Crooked Stic · June 29, 2019, 10:34:43 PM

Geesh I been makin strings for bows I have built for 12 years am about to be thru with my third tube of wax.So that much would last me 40 years maybe

Shredd · June 30, 2019, 04:36:05 PM

Here is my latest bow... Just under 39#... I will post numbers later for the performance junkies... As for now she shoots over 182 fps @ 10 gpp...

Roy from Pa · June 30, 2019, 04:42:24 PM

Nice..

Bvas · June 30, 2019, 07:05:08 PM

Quote from: scrub-buster on June 29, 2019, 10:30:42 PM
As many strings as I want to Bvas I do things in bulk.

Don't you mean......That's none of your beeswax

Bvas · June 30, 2019, 07:14:56 PM

Shredd, that bow looks sweet. What's the red wood you used for center I beam? Looking forward to the details.

Good productive day today. Between doin other household chores. I managed to get limbs profiled. Also got riser and tip overlays shaped and glued on. It will still be a couple days before I get a string on. I'm planning on adding antler to the tips, but prefer to get all the base material on and narrowed to the limbs first. That way I can get the antler as thin as possible.

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kennym · June 30, 2019, 08:24:59 PM

You building yours before the missus' ?

Mad Max · June 30, 2019, 08:44:38 PM

Quote from: Bvas on June 30, 2019, 07:05:08 PM
Quote from: scrub-buster on June 29, 2019, 10:30:42 PM
As many strings as I want to Bvas I do things in bulk.
Don't you mean......That's none of your beeswax

Bvas · June 30, 2019, 09:57:08 PM

Quote from: kennym on June 30, 2019, 08:24:59 PM
You building yours before the missus' ?

Shhhhh

kennym · June 30, 2019, 10:01:10 PM

LOL

bigbob2 · July 01, 2019, 01:49:41 AM

Very nice Shred, and good performance too!

Forwardhandle · July 01, 2019, 04:16:58 AM

Nice bow there Shreedy pretty

Flem · July 01, 2019, 08:55:47 AM

Beautiful looking bow there Shredd

I was thinking you had some cool looking burnt orange glass till I saw the other pics! Funny how camera angle can change the color.

Bvas, "I Heart explosives"?

Flem · July 01, 2019, 09:09:32 AM

Actually I'm not sure about the belly glass color?

Shredd · July 01, 2019, 09:29:21 AM

Thanks for the compliments guys...

Just for chits and giggles...

I posted this bow on FB on a trad group claiming it shoots over 182 fps... Some guy said BS on me and this is what he posted...

"I know that my 65# bear grizzly, a short and super fast recurve shoots a 440gr arrow at 180fps.
This wouldn't come close."

I told him that his bow was slow and to go educate himself and get back to me...