Oak ELB in the making

[Buckshot]

Any idea why it failed?

 

[stovie]

Any idea why it failed?

Nothin' obvious. Perhaps too much strain outer third at early tiller stage weakend the limb. The wood was fine. Just went bang...Made me jump somewhat

Thursday evening will see it reduced in length, re-tillered and emerging like a phoenix from the bits.

 

[Burnt Ash]

No sign of set.........BUT.........it just went BANG :Wow:

Oh well, I'll just have to reduce the length from the other limb, re-tiller and give it to Jr....then start on the next one

I'm guessing here, but probably why oak never really made it into the top ten as a bow wood?

Burnt Ash

 

[stovie]

I'm guessing here, but probably why oak never really made it into the top ten as a bow wood?

Burnt Ash

A reasonable guess my friend

 

[chrisanson]

any news on the smaller bow?
chris

 

[Snufkin]

Grrrr my rawhide backed oak flat bow just went kaboom My own fault for making the handle too narrow.

 

[stovie]

any news on the smaller bow?
chris

It's shortened, nocked, but still too heavy for Jr, so still tillering. It's getting there...

 

[stovie]

Grrrr my rawhide backed oak flat bow just went kaboom My own fault for making the handle too narrow.

Oh No! This is turning into the broken bow thread....From what you say snufkin, it gave way at the fades?? Or through the handle?

 

[Snufkin]

Oh No! This is turning into the broken bow thread....From what you say snufkin, it gave way at the fades?? Or through the handle?

It gave at the fades, near one end of the splice. Such is life eh?

 

[stovie]

It gave at the fades, near one end of the splice. Such is life eh?

Is it fixable??