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Offline zenmonkeyman

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Length for Laminates
« on: March 15, 2010, 01:50:19 am »
I'm thinking about Perry reflex... Since the bending stresses are distributed internally as well as externally, does that mean you can make a bow shorter?  Like sinewing a shortbow?  How much shorter could a D bow be if it was a laminate?  For example, for a 30" draw, about 64" is likely as short as you'd go for most selfbow woods.  Would you go 60?  58? for a laminate?  Assuming "average" quality wood is used.
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Offline CraigMBeckett

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Re: Length for Laminates
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2010, 07:31:54 am »
Your limiting factor is still going to be the tensile strain on the back and the compressive strain on the belly which will remain the same whether is a Perry reflex or not.  So I don't believe that Perry reflexing will allow you to safely shorten a bow.

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Re: Length for Laminates
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2010, 12:17:23 pm »
I believe that Reflexing a Bow makes for a Bow with more Pep in it's Step...but will not allow it to be drawn any further before damage can occur...I think that in order to get more draw from a shorter Bow...you would have to put it into Deflex in order to accomplish this...deflexing a Bow at the Grip Area...allows for the wood to be under less stress...so you should be able to get more draw from a shorter piece of Wood...JMO....but I could be wrong...... :P
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Offline zenmonkeyman

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Re: Length for Laminates
« Reply #3 on: March 16, 2010, 02:31:51 am »
Hmmm.  Not what I was hoping to hear... Thanks for setting me straight, guys!
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