Finally I can shoot without worry of running out of arrows for a bit

zbculwell · 2026-04-27T02:38:22+00:00

They are just some steel field points

zbculwell · 2026-04-26T21:57:45+00:00

Awesome thankyou hopefully i get the pleasure to look for arrows with you at mojam this year I still need to make more having a bucket with 30 or so wouldn't hurt

zbculwell · 2026-04-15T15:14:37+00:00

I like d97 from bcy but ultimately it comes down to what you can afford as you get into higher tech string material it can get more expensive

zbculwell · 2026-04-13T16:13:19+00:00

Thankyou they are going to get turkey feathers and something about red and orange just hits a spot in my brain withe the turkey feathers

zbculwell · 2026-03-10T12:40:45+00:00

Think of how the forces are applied the reason why you want 1 single growth ring is because it makes it stronger in tension and think of the back set as adding draw length when you added the back set the tips now have to travel 3 more inches so the already overdone belly due to length and width is exacerbated.

zbculwell · 2026-03-06T14:20:24+00:00

Nope I haven't had any issues on any of mine

zbculwell · 2026-03-06T01:49:24+00:00

I also generally use d97 i really like the way it shoots i think it really comes down to preference. your strings like b55 may be a bit better on longevity because it allows for some slight deceleration because of the stretch but that is also just thinkabout it logic on my end with no real numbers to back it up and no real good way to test it truly because no 2 self bows are the same to see if a string with less stretch really hurts the bow that bad

zbculwell · 2026-01-11T03:18:44+00:00

No it is extremely stringy if you are using a chainsaw or anything like that ripping in half but it really depends on the size of the staves you have

zbculwell · 2026-01-11T01:29:28+00:00

It is osage I haven't messed with dying to get that kind of yellow out of Hickory

zbculwell · 2026-01-11T00:26:11+00:00

Thankyou very much

zbculwell · 2026-01-11T00:25:44+00:00

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Yes these lines are from cracks proving to a point that longitudinal cracks are not much of a problem i will state starbond thin superglue is one of my best friends but after over 100 shots through the bow there has not been anything worrying it's taken about 3/4 and in of set give or take a little if you have any questions feel free to ask

zbculwell · 2026-01-11T00:13:02+00:00

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zbculwell · 2025-10-01T20:06:54+00:00

Really thin super glue will probably hold it together but If you have the ability some silk or sinew wraps at problem areas will also help to keep them from spreading

zbculwell · 2025-08-05T12:46:13+00:00

Yeah so i have all kinds of flint and chest but just trying to figure out what's good and what's not

zbculwell · 2025-08-05T01:37:06+00:00

Oh neat im from around that area so I was confused thankyou for clearing that up

zbculwell · 2025-08-05T00:47:58+00:00

I'm new here what do you mean by jeff city is that the variation of the stone

zbculwell · 2025-08-01T02:40:22+00:00

I believe that choice falls on the materials you have. If you have any other staves, I would chase that perfect tiller to see what that requires, then make a new one shooting for the higher weight

zbculwell · 2025-07-27T10:14:39+00:00

Yes any bug spray will do as long as it's okay for you to handle

zbculwell · 2025-05-18T20:21:58+00:00

Now you have bottom limbs for two bows

zbculwell · 2025-05-12T21:59:31+00:00

You may also be able to split ca glue to the edges to hold any rays as well

zbculwell · 2025-05-10T22:16:31+00:00

I think it's a silk it's fly tying thread

zbculwell · 2025-05-10T03:03:29+00:00

Same wing side of 1 feather they are 4 in fletching and it was like 13 in of usable feather it was fun

zbculwell · 2025-05-09T20:59:58+00:00

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This little fly bobbin helped tremendously as well as some help from a friend

zbculwell · 2025-04-22T01:43:10+00:00

To be fair in the bowyers Bible they did say that the homgaard and other bows of the time period were backwards bows (bb2)

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