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huckfinn

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First Recurved Flat bow
« on: August 16, 2009, 02:14:24 pm »
I Re-flexed this bow and then boiled the tips and then tiller the bow like all the bows i have ever built but none have lost the re-flex like this bow. Is there something different i need to do next time? This bow is 58#@ 28"

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Offline woodstick

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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2009, 02:23:31 pm »
i think it looks fine. but who am i to say i dont bend wood, yet.
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Offline Dano

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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #2 on: August 16, 2009, 02:40:42 pm »
Recurves are not easy to tiller, Marc St. Louis, RyanO are the best I've seen at it, amybe they can give you some advice. I'd find a better place to take pictures if it was me. ;D BTW that bow looks pretty dang good from what I can see, put up a full draw and an unbraced picture if you can.
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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #3 on: August 16, 2009, 04:13:14 pm »
Whats the matter with it?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #4 on: August 16, 2009, 04:42:34 pm »
Adding recurves really stresses the limbs more causing more set unless you know how to get around it. If you find out, please let me know! ;D  Tempering would probably help some.
  Your bow looks fine and the tiller looks pretty good. The tips are still past the handle so you are still is positive territory.  ;)   
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Offline Dano

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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #5 on: August 16, 2009, 05:13:59 pm »
Sorry!! I see the unbrace now. ::) Looks great to me. They used to say you have to work the recurves separately, so you don't stress the mid limb.
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Offline sulphur

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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #6 on: August 16, 2009, 07:57:58 pm »
that bow looks fine!  as said tempering could have maybe prevented it.  but its still a fine example.  sinewing the back would help if your really concerned.   But, the profile looks great, tiller looks great, and bet its a great shooter.  I say job well done. Now go shoot something with it ( i mean a game animal) !! :D
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Offline NruJaC

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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2009, 09:33:07 pm »
Wow, what a beautiful bow. I really need to make myself one of these static recurves  ;D.
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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2009, 10:15:44 pm »
Quote from: huckfinn on August 16, 2009, 02:14:24 pm
I Re-flexed this bow and then boiled the tips and then tiller the bow like all the bows i have ever built but none have lost the re-flex like this bow. Is there something different i need to do next time? This bow is 58#@ 28"
Thanks for all the great comments on the bow i will  try to temper next one.This one shoots so good i will start another one tomorrow
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Offline Jesse

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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #9 on: August 16, 2009, 10:43:22 pm »
Man that looks nice
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #10 on: August 17, 2009, 01:23:09 am »
An unbraced profile would be nice!
But that bow sure looks great, and I'm sure she is a great shooter!
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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #11 on: August 17, 2009, 06:23:59 am »
Looks good to me,how much did it loose.Un braced picture would be nice them maybe we could tell what you are talking about. :)
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #12 on: August 17, 2009, 09:32:47 am »
That is really great work. Well done. Jawge
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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #13 on: August 17, 2009, 11:17:35 am »
Static recurves are going to lose most of the reflex you put into the limbs because in a static recurve, you have way less limb doing more work which causes more belly wood cells to collapse causing more set.  The unbraced profile looks like every other static recurve I have ever seen and the tiller looks great!!!!  I would say nice job!!!   :) :)
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Re: First Recurved Flat bow
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2009, 12:15:59 pm »
Nice tiller!
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