Bow explosion, another hard lesson

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Old Soul · #1 Post by **Old Soul** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 4:36 pm

I think there is something wrong with me, today I learned yet another hard lesson in the world of self bow making, another bow explosion. So many hours of work destroyed in a fraction of a second and already I am thinking of the next stave and how I will make it. I think after today’s efforts I have destroyed more stave’s than I have successfully completed but I can't stop. All I wanted to do was make a bow I can hunt with but it seems to have turned into something more. Now I am enjoying a couple of Captain Morgan rums and venting my disappointment. The next one will the one.........

Roadie · #2 Post by **Roadie** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 4:51 pm

Feel your Pain, Such is Life, enjoy the Rum. Cheers Roadie.

bigbob · #3 Post by **bigbob** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 5:38 pm

welcome to the world of bow making, an addiction for which there is no cure.It just gets worse until it becomes an obsession.I feel the pain, but am sure you will get a positive result.

perry · #4 Post by **perry** » Sun Feb 01, 2015 6:50 pm

Do you keep the good half of the Broken Bows Old Sole, Splice them together, retiller and you got another opportunity to learn from each Broken Bow

regards Jacko

BowmanBjorn · #5 Post by **BowmanBjorn** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:57 am

Holy crap another trad shooter in cairns! Awesome. I think it's time we get a group together for a shoot.... Or at least beer.... Yes beer for sure.

Keep it up mate next bow will be the one.

greybeard · #6 Post by **greybeard** » Mon Feb 02, 2015 10:55 am

Bad news but I have had the same thing happen too many times to keep count.

Most times I have found that there was a flaw such as drying cracks or shakes in the timber but they did not become evident untill the limbs were loaded up.

Red ash can be prone to the above problems and I have also had similar problems with larger milled boards of hard rock maple and hickory.

Yes, it is addictive but it is good for brain stimulation.

Daryl.

Flatliner · #7 Post by **Flatliner** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:26 am

Bummer Scott, That was a beautiful bow if it's the one I think it is. But like you said ,,,the next one

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BowmanBjorn wrote:Holy crap another trad shooter in cairns! Awesome. I think it's time we get a group together for a shoot.... Or at least beer.... Yes beer for sure.

Keep it up mate next bow will be the one.

I'll second that Bjorn, except I'll go a bourbon,, My place is available for the gathering

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Cheers, Rob.

rodlonq · #8 Post by **rodlonq** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 5:48 am

You'll make a shooter with the next one mate, keep up the good work.

Cheers... Rod

Gringa Bows · #9 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 7:58 am

Good luck with the next one....

The Ranger · #10 Post by **The Ranger** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 11:56 am

Yes I remember those days of self bow attempts and having them brake on me. That's one of the reasons I went to recurves and longbows with fibreglass. That and it was getting extremely expensive to keep buying staves. lol

Ranger

Old Soul · #11 Post by **Old Soul** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 12:35 pm

Hey guys, it is comforting to know it is not just me breaking good wood. There were a number of decisions along the way that led to the demise of this particular bit of wood, strangely it was kind of a relief when it broke as I was always just trying to salvage it and new that as soon as I had finished it would start on the next one as it would not have been to my satisfaction.

Rob, thankfully it is not the bow you are thinking of, that one is still doing very well it is just that because it is so humid at the moment the sinew and hide glue backing is just a little sluggish.

Now Bjorn I am deffinately up for a get together. I have to say though I am with Rod on the Bourbon thing but I am sure that is something that we can work around.

Rod since you have been kind enough to offer your place as a gathering point name some days that will work and lets try to put it together. I generally get two weekends a month off, the only issue is knowing which ones they will be. I do have this coming weekend off!!

BowmanBjorn · #12 Post by **BowmanBjorn** » Tue Feb 03, 2015 9:59 pm

Ok social drink at Robs this weekend it is! I have a get together on Saturday night but any day time activity should be fine.

Flatliner · #13 Post by **Flatliner** » Wed Feb 04, 2015 12:54 pm

Sounds good, maybe we could do the Sunday morning shoot at the club on Vico Rd and then retire to my place for a few, let me know if that works for you guys and I'll try and round up a couple of other trad fella's and budding bowyers.

Rob.

BowmanBjorn · #14 Post by **BowmanBjorn** » Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:34 pm

should work ok, not sure if i'll make the shoot part though.

Old Soul · #15 Post by **Old Soul** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:04 am

Hey guys, Sunday will work. Rob what is the clubs policey again with visitors? cost etc and what time will the shoot start and finish?

Ozbow

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