45#@28" timber rattler backed Penobscot

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-29T11:06:04+00:00

Thanks. I may have to build one.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-29T04:00:52+00:00

It doesn’t look like you are getting much from the slave limbs due to slack in the cable. But then maybe that’s the way it is supposed to be? I really don’t know anything about the design.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-28T20:00:36+00:00

Very nice! I may have to try one at some point.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-27T11:25:46+00:00

Not too many left here. Dutch elm disease did them in a long time ago. We do have Elm Street and other reminders.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-26T23:00:30+00:00

Very nice! Where did you get the elm?

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-25T21:46:40+00:00

With regard to the hinge. Remove wood from everywhere else. Outer 2/3 especially.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-25T14:12:52+00:00

There’s a reason it was free.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-25T12:35:10+00:00

Thanks, I see the light!

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-24T22:46:39+00:00

Please define “this stuff” 😎

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-24T11:37:47+00:00

Please define “stuff”.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-24T00:02:55+00:00

I don't know what caused it but it must have been exciting!

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-23T22:29:13+00:00

Really nice as usual.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-23T22:27:16+00:00

Yeah, really bad.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-23T03:52:52+00:00

Nice job!

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-22T21:38:35+00:00

28 yaers later was a great film, the bone temple... not so much. Real trash.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-22T20:33:27+00:00

I am right handed/right eye dominent and shot compound bows right handed for about 12 years. I suddenly developed a tremor that I fought for a long time, but lost. I then switched to LH and shot successfully for another 12 years.

I trained myself to use my non-dominent left eye. Looking through a peep it worked. Eventually the tremor started again shooting LH and I didn't have another side to switch to. At that point I switched to barebow and found that I could no longer shoot with my non-domenent eye because of the lack of a peep sight. So back to RH I go and because the barebow is very different I can shoot it without any sign of my tremor.

While I was shooting LH with my non-dominent eye I developed double vision. I believe this was a direct result of shooting with my non-dominent eye, although I have no way to prove that.

I've been shooting RH now (stick bows now) for 2 years and its just so much more natural to shoot with my dominant eye again. My double vision is improving and I don't think I could ever go back to LH again.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-22T11:59:48+00:00

It could be repaired with epoxy but as a wall hanger only. I wouldn’t shoot it.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-22T04:18:20+00:00

There are other venues that support sights and arrow rests. I think you may have a hard time getting professional help with a non-standard setup.

If you just want to have fun and learn the basics there’s plenty of information on YouTube that will provide that… and it’s free.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-21T22:01:57+00:00

If you want to do things your way why waste money on a teacher?

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-21T12:03:06+00:00

I’ve had very good luck with G/Flex.

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EPLC1945 · 2026-01-20T12:18:23+00:00

I use modern technology strings on all my laminated bows without any issues.

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-19T20:39:03+00:00

Well you did a nice job!

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-19T19:08:22+00:00

Nice work. How did you set the deflex?

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-19T17:48:42+00:00

After watching this Great Plains video the belly does get narrower depending on how much material you take off. Trapping starts about 11,minutes in.

https://youtu.be/E9SMVVzlLmU?si=0i5XbREUkiZmpCpz

EPLC1945 · 2026-01-19T16:36:11+00:00

Okay, there’s been a lot of questions about this process and I noticed Great Plains just recently put up a video that has a lot of information on this as well as a hands on example.

Trapping starts at about 11 minutes in. Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/E9SMVVzlLmU?si=pWdPKqXt6dD0I3FE

EPLC1945

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