Contest: All-wood 200fps bow
I think an all-wood bow can be made to shoot 200fps with a 10-grains per pound arrow.Let's have a contest to see who can be the first to make one. The winner will get a 55-gallon drum of No-Stack...
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Hey Mark, if you dont mind me asking how many layers of sinew did you use and how much degree of bend are in those tips? Im making a similar bow to yours, just wanna compare to what we got.
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I think Marc bows have not sinew at all or i was thinking that all wrong... and sinew adds some weight for bow... Even straight laminated bamboo bow can reach 250fps so i dont wonder if reflex bow can...
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SharpI'm not quite sure which bow you are talking about now. If it's that unlimited HHB flightbow then it has 4 courses of sinew. I'm not quite sure what the angle is on the recurves. Must be very...
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Mark, the tips are bent on a 90 degree angle using a 3" radius, they are about 4 1/2" long from the center of the radius to the tips. measuring from the belly side of the fades to the lowest point of...
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Ahaa... so you use sinew for your fast bows too. Now i understand a little more about your fast bow speeds too marc.stoneflake.net/More%...Flightbow/I am interested to knowing only allwood bows...
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Mika, I make all wood bows and I know that mark builds both all wood and also sinew backed bows. Not sure what kind of difference he has seen between the two, Steve
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So whats Marcs record now and with what bow ?Marc, how much more durable heating or toasting makes for bowwoods ? Can you get some idea ?Some have said that Ash toasting gives about 1/3 more...
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Badger, i have made only allwood bows in all sizes but i have idea what kind of bow is shorter sinew bow as i have hear some examples. Makers can get idea whats differences if have made wooden bows...
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Ofcourse Marc may now correct if thats not so but all what i have hear is that 15 year old highly tressed longbow shoots very well and short sinew bow not least as durable bow very long time while may...
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SteveHave you been testing that bow lately? A properly designed sinew backed bow is hard to beat for sheer speed.MikaI never said I didn't. I personally don't see any difference in durability. I don't...
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Quote:The tiller can go off on a sinew backed bow especially if it's not used very much.I think that is same reason as i think is for service life with sinew bow and thats less wood left. Wooden bow...
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Mark, I have had too much humidity and have not built a dry box yet, Iam going to dry it out good before the mail in shoot,last time I tested it was a while back and it was a little strong for me and...
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How many actually have a grain scale? The only arrows I have right now that have been accurately weighed are in the 405 to 425 grain range.Balance and spine are more important to me than precise...
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RodPerhaps grain scales are rare over there but over here they are common. Anyone that reloads their own cartridges has at least 1 or 2Marc
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We have so many compound archers around where I live I had just got in the habit of matching my arrows to within about 10 grains. !0 grains equates to about 1 1/2 ft per second which is probably less...
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If I don't have a grain scale around, I take a few arrows with me to the Post office when I send a package. There is usually an ounce scale near the PO boxes which is very accurate. Here's a...
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Ibex, I used to use coins or washers that were marked for weight and a little home made ballance beam, little slower than my digital grain scale but just about as accurate. I would try to ballance...
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