Sorry to hear that. A short bow is better than none. What were you using to tiller the bow?Jon McGinnis wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 12:33 pm CRAP! I'm such an idiot. Just made my 68-inch bow a 61.5-inch bow. Got too impatient and tried to take too much off. Ripped a chunk out of the tip when I was tillering. The bow's going to be salvageable...but not what I wanted. Lesson learned. Going to try and finish it up early next week. Pictures coming soon.
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I was using a cabinet scraper but realized I needed to remove about 1/8-1/4 inch, so I used a drawknife (the backside of it), BUT then I got impatient and used the edge and dug it in. Lesson learned.
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James told me about a shinto rasp. I got one and it works great. Jerry got one also and loves his.Jon McGinnis wrote: ↑Sat Mar 06, 2021 4:29 pm I was using a cabinet scraper but realized I needed to remove about 1/8-1/4 inch, so I used a drawknife (the backside of it), BUT then I got impatient and used the edge and dug it in. Lesson learned.
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Yeah, gotta be careful with draw knives. I have done it more than once. I usually use farriers rasps or shinto now days. Whats your draw? May need to make it into a bendy handle.
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My draw is a 28, but it was going to be for my kids anyway. I'll probably make it a 26-inch draw.
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patience, it only takes but one moment where we get in too big of a hurry. So I have forced myself to slow down and only do so much at a time. do love the shinto as said. it is nice to still be able to salvage a bow. I saved a broken bow to use the one good limb towards a takedown bow. just have to make another limb or salvage another broken bow.
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42# @28in
(For my son it's 35.5# @ 26 in)
Lessons learned on this bow:
1. Take my time. This was going to be a 68-inch bow.
2. First time using rawhide. Love it! This is by far my fastest/lightest bow
3. Not crazy about a 10-inch handle. I'll make the rest 8 inches.
4. This was my first time heat treating a belly. It raised my poundage about 7 pounds.
All-in-all, I learned a lot. Not the prettiest bow...but shoots well.
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Looks good Jon. Did you heat treat before or after you installed the rawhide?
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After the rawhide.
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Any problems with the glue on the rawhide after heating?
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