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Offline OldBow

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Help for Holmy
« on: December 10, 2008, 01:29:24 pm »
I don't ordinarily post a bow I am working on. If it doesn't turn out, no one will know :-\
This is a decent piece of hawthorne I snagged out of a city park area a year ago.
I thought I might try a Holmegaard design.
I've already piked it because the long tips didn't line up very well, partly due to a slight propeller twist. Since then, I've realigned the shorter tips with heat.
Question is: Should the tips flex at all? Currently they are stiff. Should they be redesigned?

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Help for Holmy
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2008, 01:40:21 pm »
Don, maybe at the last bit of draw they can begin to bend but it is not necessary. The more weight(physical) you can take off of the tips the better. That would be more important than them bending.    Pat
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Re: Help for Holmy
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2008, 01:51:36 pm »
In general on the Holmies, most of the bending should be from fades to midlimb, and the tips should stay stiff.
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Re: Help for Holmy
« Reply #3 on: December 11, 2008, 06:39:10 am »
Them Holmgaards are tricky buggers, I guess the originals had sinew noks and the tips were pointed, Like them Holmys.Phillip
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Re: Help for Holmy
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2008, 06:45:38 am »
Wished I could help you,but never built one.I will be watching close cause I do want to build one someday. :)
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Re: Help for Holmy
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2008, 10:38:12 pm »
I was pretty impressed with Bernie Dunn's Holmegaard from September.
 Hickory Holmegaard by ber643
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,8969.15.html
Thought I would give it a try.
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