I've made some progress on this bow, now that the Christmas exchange work and deer season are past. It will be a 48" bend through the handle static recurve. I glued on some mesquite recurves and have it bending the way I think it should with a slightly long string. It looks like this:
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Right now it is 70#@10" on a string tight against the bow's belly. It pulls deceptively easily for that much draw weight, I suppose some of that is likely the long string. I was shocked when I looked at the tillering scale and realized how much weight I had on it. This brings me to my next question. I glued the recurves on (using smooth-on epoxy) with a fishtail splice that started at 2" long but is now less with limb thinning. I plan to wrap this joint on the finished bow, but I'd rather not do that until I have the limb to thickness. I could put a pin through the splice sideways the way I do handle splces but I don't know if that is a good idea or not. Will that joint take the stress of going to full draw without being wrapped?
Here's what the joint looks like.
![](http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5092/5538375903_e9b07dccbc_z.jpg)
I'm anxious to get the bow braced and finish it up, but I don't want to break one of the recurves off either.
Thanks in advance.
George