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Offline youngbowyer33

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elb handle placement
« on: January 05, 2010, 10:27:00 am »
im laying out an elb, and i am wondering if i make the center of the bow(lengthwise) the top of the handle, and therefore have 1 limb(the top one) be longer than the bottom limb. Or is it the center of the bow is the center of the handle and have both limbs the same length?thanks
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Offline Et_tu_brute

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Re: elb handle placement
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2010, 10:37:28 am »
For an ELB the top of the handle is 1" above the centre, so for laying out the handle section mark the centre, then 3" below for the bottom limb/bottom of the grip and 1" above centre for the top limb/top of the grip. This way the bottom limb is still a little shorter, so it's best to leave it a little stiffer.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: elb handle placement
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2010, 04:18:20 pm »
Youngbow, I leave 1 1/4 inch above the center line for the upper limb and 2 3/4 below center for the lower limb. As stated above, leave the bottom limb a little stronger.
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