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Post by Mikeeman on Mar 27, 2015 0:00:34 GMT
I think this is more sad than the ending to Armageddon...  RIP bow. You brought joy to, like, 6 people. That's a lot, right? |
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Post by JGonzalez on Mar 27, 2015 0:08:51 GMT
I am so sorry dude.
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Post by ineffableone on Mar 27, 2015 0:10:34 GMT
I think this is more sad than the ending to Armageddon... RIP bow. You brought joy to, like, 6 people. That's a lot, right? I will try again soon. Either getting another complete kit, or the longbow kit if I can salvage the helper bow off this build. |
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Post by ineffableone on Mar 27, 2015 0:24:07 GMT
I went ahead and just ordered another Penobscot kit from Crow's Head.
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Post by WEWolf on Mar 27, 2015 0:39:14 GMT
That is just a crying shame, good on you for taking it so well. And good on you also for ordering another kit and jumping right back in. Your next one will come out beautifully, I'm sure. I hope you share the next one with us as well, your work is fascinating.
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Post by ineffableone on Mar 27, 2015 1:00:05 GMT
That is just a crying shame, good on you for taking it so well. And good on you also for ordering another kit and jumping right back in. Your next one will come out beautifully, I'm sure. I hope you share the next one with us as well, your work is fascinating. Thanks, Yes I plan to share the next build too. |
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Post by chrisperoni on Mar 27, 2015 2:43:00 GMT
words... don't have the words yet...
Man that is a tough pill to swallow - the bow looks so dang beautiful too with the shaping and wood choices. As I understand it breaks are a regular part of the game with making bows though. Good on you for going right back to it.
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Post by ineffableone on Mar 27, 2015 3:09:04 GMT
words... don't have the words yet... Man that is a tough pill to swallow - the bow looks so dang beautiful too with the shaping and wood choices. As I understand it breaks are a regular part of the game with making bows though. Good on you for going right back to it. Yep if your going to build a bow, you have to accept at the beginning you might put a ton of work into it and have to break even before shooting it. I had thought I was past the point of worry, but then I made the mistake of stringing it would out the helper bow strings. That was my fatal mistake. Due to how much material I removed, the main bow just couldn't take that sort of stain by itself. As soon as I looked at the pieces it was clear to me why it broke and what I could have done to prevent it. Next one will be better and I will not make the same mistakes I did on this one. |
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Mar 27, 2015 7:20:25 GMT
words... don't have the words yet... Man that is a tough pill to swallow - the bow looks so dang beautiful too with the shaping and wood choices. As I understand it breaks are a regular part of the game with making bows though. Good on you for going right back to it. Yep if your going to build a bow, you have to accept at the beginning you might put a ton of work into it and have to break even before shooting it. I had thought I was past the point of worry, but then I made the mistake of stringing it would out the helper bow strings. That was my fatal mistake. Due to how much material I removed, the main bow just couldn't take that sort of stain by itself. As soon as I looked at the pieces it was clear to me why it broke and what I could have done to prevent it. Next one will be better and I will not make the same mistakes I did on this one. If only you lived in Aussie, I was given a pile of beautiful Tasmanian Oak, all straight grained too ! |
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Post by bigpete on Mar 27, 2015 10:00:50 GMT
Really mister rabbit ? :-)
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Mar 27, 2015 11:36:05 GMT
Really mister rabbit ? :-) Need some ? most lengths are about 5' a couple are a bit longer, this is well seasoned too ! |
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Post by Mikeeman on Mar 27, 2015 16:40:14 GMT
Penobscot Bow 2: Ineffableone's Revenge
Coming soon to a theatre near you.
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Post by Deepbluedave on Mar 27, 2015 20:56:31 GMT
I really enjoyed this workalong, you showed some great craftsmanship, well done Ineffableone, was such a shame that it broke. Will look forward to the reincarnation.
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Post by bigpete on Mar 28, 2015 7:45:32 GMT
I could use a bit yes please :-) I need to get up that way one day and view Dave's collection anyway lol
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Post by ineffableone on Apr 18, 2015 3:17:17 GMT
FYI, I got the new kit and will be posting a continuation of the build soon.
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Post by chrisperoni on Apr 18, 2015 3:20:41 GMT
Noice!
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Post by Timo Nieminen on Apr 18, 2015 3:56:18 GMT
If only you lived in Aussie, I was given a pile of beautiful Tasmanian Oak, all straight grained too ! Does it make for good bows? I find it rather prone to splitting, so I prefer to laminate and/or reinforce for polearm hafts. Would not be at all surprised if it splits as a bow wood. On the plus side, it's cheap, available everywhere (in Australia), and easy to work. |
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Apr 18, 2015 10:32:32 GMT
If only you lived in Aussie, I was given a pile of beautiful Tasmanian Oak, all straight grained too ! Does it make for good bows? I find it rather prone to splitting, so I prefer to laminate and/or reinforce for polearm hafts. Would not be at all surprised if it splits as a bow wood. On the plus side, it's cheap, available everywhere (in Australia), and easy to work. The "new" Tassie oak is not a patch on the old growth oak, Australian acacia, good spotted gum (good wood is hard to find)grey ironbark, red ironbark etc. |
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Post by ineffableone on Apr 19, 2015 0:10:09 GMT
OK rather than giving the step by step process I did previously, I am just giving highlights this time. Anyone new to this thread can review the previous info to learn how I tillered the bow. First, I had glued up the wood pieces early and found they had horrible gaps due to the Zebrawood having a twist to it.
So I started redoing them making sure they were fully clamped together on all sides.
 I am able to salvage some parts of the messed up pieces and will likely use them for the nock overlays. I already cut one and got enough for two overlays, and should be able to get two more out of the rest. As for the bow itself. Well I am almost done. I took it with me camping Thurs night and worked on it Fri morning. Took me from 10 am to 1pm to go from the floor tillered it came as to a 45# bow. Amazing how fast it can go when there is little to no distraction, and your not trying to take progress pictures.
Used the tillering string to check the nocks were level with each other since I didn't have a grid to check with.
I am planning to go ahead and take it down to 40# in the next day or two. Which will give me a 50# bow with the helper bow. This will also give me the time to finish gluing up the Wenge and Zebrawood laminations and even attaching them to the helper bow ahead of attaching the main bow to the helper bow. I should have a functional bow by next weekend the latest, but more likely by the middle of the week. |
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Post by chrisperoni on Apr 19, 2015 0:38:45 GMT
Thatza somea nice looking tillera!
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