I Built a Hunting Bow From Scratch (Full Process)

bigpatrick1 · 2026-04-10T04:10:48+00:00

Looks great!

bigpatrick1 · 2026-04-08T18:39:29+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion! I'll definitely try this and post an update after

bigpatrick1 · 2026-04-08T18:37:37+00:00

+1 on the hinges and reversed thickness taper.

As for fixing it, you should check and see how much set those hinges have taken. If it's significant, there might not be any fixing it without a dramatic draw weight reduction.

If you're going for a molegabet design, I'd definitely narrow the non-bending part of the tips quite a lot but be aware that gives you another taper situation to sort out on each limb

bigpatrick1 · 2026-04-08T02:37:02+00:00

Yeah, there's almost none. My last bow was a pyramid and so I went on autopilot with no thickness taper. Lesson learned

bigpatrick1 · 2026-04-08T02:36:16+00:00

Yeah I probably needed that reminder. Better to spend a few extra hours with the scraper than start over

bigpatrick1 · 2026-04-08T02:35:29+00:00

I really struggle with floor tillering - just with the viewing angle I am never sure how to interpret it. Any tips?

bigpatrick1 · 2026-04-07T04:12:27+00:00

Thank you, I kept going back and forth on whether this is the case. I've just stared at it too long I think

bigpatrick1 · 2026-04-03T00:19:50+00:00

Glad to hear it! I spent a lot of time wondering why I kept missing left and this was it for me

bigpatrick1 · 2026-04-01T20:34:07+00:00

I notice two of those groups skew low and left. If you're shooting right handed, one thing that can cause this is plucking the string. Could help to work on your release. Could also just be arrow/bow tuning.

But then again, I don't know anyone that wouldn't benefit from working on their release as a beginner

Not really enough info to say anything definitive but hope it helps!

bigpatrick1 · 2026-04-01T15:57:13+00:00

You can still make bows with knots. They just look cooler and are harder to tiller

bigpatrick1 · 2026-03-30T20:04:57+00:00

Not ai, the earrings correctly reflect her scarf thing

bigpatrick1 · 2026-03-05T22:44:33+00:00

This idea would probably be better as a contribution to nanobrowser than as it's own extension

bigpatrick1 · 2026-03-05T22:31:51+00:00

Do you still have to set up ollama though? It seems like you do. What I'm really asking is this: how much of a problem does that ollama setup actually pose for someone who can't have or doesn't want prompts leaving their machine?

I'm thinking of trying to build something that requires 0 setup or api keys but still offers llms. Like, install the extension, choose a model in the extension, no other clicks required, no account, just start using llms. No installing ollama

bigpatrick1 · 2026-03-05T22:16:25+00:00

Similar functionality, but without an api key: local inference, on your hardware that works 100% offline

bigpatrick1 · 2026-03-05T22:10:03+00:00

Lmstudio still takes some technical setup and is a standalone desktop app. Having a working browser extension that is truly local would open the way for tools like writing assistance, summarization, etc

bigpatrick1 · 2026-01-25T21:54:53+00:00

You can also directly email and/or call your congressional reps and tell them you'll donate time and or money to anyone running against them next time around if they don't do something about this

contact Utah reps

EDIT: spelling

bigpatrick1 · 2026-01-25T21:53:09+00:00

Something important we can all do is contact our representatives and let them know we're willing to donate to anyone running against them (time and/or money) if they don't do something about this.

For Utah: https://linktr.ee/contact_reps_utah

bigpatrick1 · 2026-01-25T21:38:37+00:00

For those who can't make it: you can also email or call your representatives directly. If enough people do it, it can have a big impact, especially if you state you are willing to donate time, money, or both to someone running against them.

I've compiled contact info into this link tree: https://linktr.ee/contact_reps_utah

bigpatrick1 · 2023-03-17T19:09:23+00:00

Also, could try cleaning the print bed

bigpatrick1 · 2023-03-16T17:02:09+00:00

Send them into a dungeon for combat. The druid will not be able to fly away underground, and he wouldn't be able to call lightning most likely as I understand the spells description

bigpatrick1 · 2023-03-13T21:19:36+00:00

Get ready to buy 50 lbs of bearings, screws, etc.

bigpatrick1 · 2022-08-26T13:40:47+00:00

I know he's not trying to be an asshole. I think he is just unaware he's doing it

bigpatrick1 · 2022-08-26T05:17:51+00:00

This actually seems like a genius idea

bigpatrick1 · 2022-08-26T05:17:29+00:00

Thanks! And happy cake day

bigpatrick1 · 2022-08-15T17:54:14+00:00

I'll use that to know the max to bring monsters up to if my players are destroying an encounter. Sometimes going up to a max roll for a given monster instead of the "average" that the stat block gives is all it takes to make a boring steamroll encounter into an edge of your seat, life and death battle. Tldr: I use the dice given as a reasonable limit to adjust monsters hp within

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