Sinew and short bow questions FULL BRACE AND TILLERING QUESTIONS

[kylerprochaska]

Im still working on my "Impossible" recurve....Ive got the limbs bending to where they will be at full brace....but the tips are way too long to get it at full brace yet....If I chop off an inch or two, deflex the handle and heat temper the belly will it be able to handle a longer draw length?  It is 60" tip to tip right now....I have a 28 inch draw....I am also putting 3-4 layers of sinew on the back....how much weight can I expect to gain with that?

-Ky

[Dano]

Are the recurved tips bending? Recurves that long should be bending by now, specially on such a short bow.

[kylerprochaska]

They are bending but I still have almost 4 inches of non bending on the tips

-Ky

[DanaM]

Pictures my friend, pictures

[kylerprochaska]

Here are two pics....one unstrung and then one at close to full brace

-Ky

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[shikari]

this bow totaly looks like an asiatic hornbow without the horn,I would say sinew it and narrow the tips in width.you could also put tempered bamboo on the belly like the chinese did for their general military bows and wind up with a asiatic composite.If you do decide to put tempered bamboo on the belly do it before you put the sinew on.

[shikari]

forgot to mention if you do it the asiatic way,28 draw would be no problem for a bow that length,I am currently working on one that is 48 and aiming for a 30 draw.

[kylerprochaska]

I was thinking about the bamboo too...but I don't need a super stacked bow....I just want a hunting bow not a monster!    Will osage alone be able to handle the compression?

-Ky

[luke the drifter]

hey there and how y'all doing,

just a quick question on your bow--the tiller on the right is a little more the the left, is that intentional?  some folks like a stiff tiller for the bottom limb, from what i have heard.

luke the drifter

[George Tsoukalas]

Looks good. Beautiful work so far. Jawge

[kylerprochaska]

Luke, the bow is a center shot...so my bottom limb is shorter than the right limb.
-Ky

[Justin Snyder]

I wouldn't hesitate to cut those suckers and sinew it. You appear to have at least 4 inches of non bending tips that add a lot of weight. They are beyond the recurve, so cutting them wont effect the string angle. Since you are planning to sinew anyway, I wouldn't even hesitate to cut it. Be carefull you don't get a hinge on that left limb just over half way out. Justin

[kylerprochaska]

Thanks Justin, I noticed that could be problem area too...Its got a big X on it so I stay away from it now....

-Ky

[adb]

I'd cut those limb tips off right at the second red band.

[Marc St Louis]

You have way too much recurve on that bow.  If that was me I would do something a bit more radical.  I would partially straighten out the recurve in from the second red band to gain some working limb, where the string leaves the wood on the first picture in fact.  Then I would cut 1" from each tip.  That with sinew should give you a half decent working bow