[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: Bow update #35383

OK now I understand. Keep on experimenting with it, it’s fun even if they don’t all turn out perfect. It actually seems like an ingenious way to go at it. The Fiberglas cloth is acting like rawhide/sinew/snakeskin backing.

With any stick bow tillering is everything and I think you have already seen that a bow that appears well tillered can change after it is complete

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: Bow update #34276

Grumpy, I haven’t followed your bow building thread enough to know if you are building primitive bows or fiberglas bows. But since you mentioned you had a crack above the riser I thought I would show you what I did when one of my primitive bows cracked.

The bow pictured has a fishtail splice in the handle joining two short staves into a longer stave. When I glued it up and forced the two have together it developed a crack running up from the handle towards the limb. So I drilled it out at the end of the crack and put a plug in it (wooden dowel). I think this is called a “dutchman”. the crack never went any further.

Shot at a bear with this bow but stuck shoulder blade and never recovered it. Had to retire the bow a couple years after that due to crysals (not sure of spelling). They are cracks running across the limbs due to too much compression in the wood on the belly side of the bow. It would still shoot nice today, but would eventually break so it is a wall hanger now.

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: Using pecan for a selfbow? #62843

I am no expert on self bows and have only used ash and ironwood for my self bows because that is what is available.

I have been told that any wood that produces fruit or nuts can be used to make self bow. I would wait for some of the more expert opinions before going with this one, but I would salvage the tree just in case.

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: Side quiver pattern #59441

jstamlin wrote: [quote=Berniebac][quote=Webmother]I’m not sure if this is what you want, but I found a Tip of the Week from last year for a tube quiver. I hope that helps. 😀

Homemade Tube Quiver

Sorry, that’s not the one I was thinking of. I also saw that in my search. Not a bad idea but I was pretty sure it was a leather quiver that I recall.

Thanks for trying though.

It is under a posting by Duncan, titled “Copperheads”, dated 7/11/13.

Hope this is the one.

Jerry

That’s the one that I was thinking of. Thanks very much for taking time to find it and posting a reply. Off to the leather shop tomorrow.

Bernie

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: Side quiver pattern #59372

Webmother wrote: I’m not sure if this is what you want, but I found a Tip of the Week from last year for a tube quiver. I hope that helps. 😀

Homemade Tube Quiver

Sorry, that’s not the one I was thinking of. I also saw that in my search. Not a bad idea but I was pretty sure it was a leather quiver that I recall.

Thanks for trying though.

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: Eye Glasses for Archery? #27016

You didn’t mention if your glasses were the newer style progressive lenses. If they are you get blurred vision around the outer edges of the lenses. This can make it difficult to see thru the lenses towards the bridge of the nose. If you have progressives, get a pair with regular lenses and you may find a difference. It made a difference for me.

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: Fletching painted carbon shafts #60894

I used duco successfully over lacquer by dipping with a final coat of spar varnish. Not sure spar varnish is the same today as it was then, but that worked for me. Used to use a few different paints and found the duco would stick to the spar varnish over top of the paint. Might be worth a try.

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: Signs of Spring? #46355

It sure seems like spring is a long time coming, but a couple of signs have appeared this week. First, I saw a crow in my juniper tree breaking a branch off and taking it away for nesting material. Second, I have started making three steam bent wooden dip nets for fly fishing. Fishing starts April 1st and there is still 20 inches of ice on the lake. Calling for freezing rain and snow for Wednesday and Thursday. Just quit with the winter weather will ya!!!!!!!!!

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: What's in your daypack? #33139

When you crack that filling or a tooth and you are about 3 days from the dentist its a life saver and a bloody .tongue relief.

I have done that, loose a filling that is. It sure makes for an uncomfortable trip and I never would have thought of carrying dental wax. Great tip!

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: I gotta plan! #32049

Now all you have to do is put it up in a tree and you will have the perfect stand.

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: Wolves and Rivers Video #32048

Well, I certainly can’t provide any corroborating evidence, but I do know that our forest is so heavily cut over that rivers rise rapidly with a small rainfall, then drop rapidly after a couple dry days. It seems like the forest can not hold any water back.

I do think there is something to be attributed to the comment about new growth and the resulting changes to the habitat. When cut overs are allowed to regenerate you quickly see a lot of species start to move back in and use these areas.

I hope their observations are correct and we learn something from them.

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: poll on release #32027

I shoot split fingered, anchoring with the middle finger in the corner of my mouth. Just the way I was taught and I have stuck with it. Never tried three under and for the time being I don’t see a need to change.

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: Attraction #19852

I started with a compound and shot it for two years. Shot it bare bow, off the shelf. Bought a recurve after two years of compound shooting and thought of shooting it as being similar to plinking with a .22. Loved the looks, the nostalgia and the fact that it did not hurt my shoulders like the compound did.

Sold the compound and haven’t looked back. Love the traditional stuff, longbows, recures, wood arrows, feathers, etc. it seems more like comparing spin fishing to fly fishing. I simply love to carry a trad bow in the woods. Maybe it just seems like the natural thing to do.

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: Thunderchild! #12232

Looks like it is working right through the riser. Should provide a longer working limb, smoother draw, and good arrow speed.

That is a beaut.

[Bernie Clancey]

in reply to: refinish a glass bow #11874

Another choice might be tung oil. I have a friend who is a bowyer and he uses tung oil to finish his bows. Be very careful with sandpaper on the glas, you can scratch it quite easily so use very fine grit.

When I was making bows all I ever used was spar varnish to finish my bows and it held up well over the years.

I don’t think you can do much to change the look of the grain of the wood as it is buried under glas and covered with clear epoxy glue.

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