full brace pictures

[Dane]

David, remember, TAKE YOUR TIME. It is exciting as you see the bow emerge, but go slow now. You will be finished before you know it, as well. Bow buidling is not a speed sport. And be sure and exercise the limbs after you finish each scraping or sanding session. Pull the string back a number of times to let the wood settle into the new configuration. Kind of like schooling the wood where it is now supposed to bend, if that makes sense.

[david w.]

David, do you have a tillering tree which will allow you to check your draw weight at the varying draw distances as you work the tiller toward your own personal draw length? You should never draw the bow past what you want the final draw weight to be.

I hook a fishing scale on the string and pull it to the right mark on the tillering tree

[Pappy]

What was the weight at what draw ?I thought you said you went from brace to shooting it
with no work in between,I must have misunderstood.
   Pappy

[Justin Snyder]

I'll bet you could untwist that string about 6 twists and the brace would be a lot better. 
Pappy, that is what I understood also. Justin

[GregB]

I'll bet you could untwist that string about 6 twists and the brace would be a lot better. 
Pappy, that is what I understood also. Justin

I agree Justin, as long as the string is twisted enough to begin with.

[Justin Snyder]

Greg, from the picture I would say it has plenty of twist to take out a few.  Justin

[david w.]

What was the weight at what draw ?I thought you said you went from brace to shooting it
with no work in between,I must have misunderstood.
   Pappy

sorry if I didnt explain it right. I got it tillered on low brace and once i brought it up to full I noticed the limb was stiff, but i shot it anyway I couldnt resist, but i only pulled it back about 2 inches and I was only about 1 or 2 yards away from the target

[david w.]

pappy, the weight is about 35# at 22" so hopefully i can get a 40lbs bow.  My draw length is 28"

[TRACY]

There are a few DVDs that teach how to build Flemish strings. The one that I used was called DOIN' THE TWIST and found it to be a useful tool. These guys demonstrate multiple techniques to accomplish the same task. I would recommend learning to make your own strings or at least use the bowyer's knot and a plaited loop string. Your bow looks a lot better than my first, wish I had access to this site when I started. Lots of great advice and experience. Good luck!

[Pappy]

If it is 35@22 you shouldn't have a problem getting 40@28 mine usually will pick up between
and 3 lbs. pr inch. so you should have at a minim 12 to15 lbs to work with so get the limbs working even and you will have a fine bow there.
   Pappy