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Offline Scaramouche

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Knots in the fades?
« on: October 22, 2012, 07:47:31 pm »
I'm working on one of my mulberry staves and I've got a knot in the fade. This one's a shorty (49") and I've got the limbs at 3" wide for the moment. I'm going to thin them down soon, but not a lot; perhaps an inch. I know mulberry is strong, but I'm concerned about shaping the fades with that knot in one of them. I want to get a full 28" draw on this non-bendy-handle shorty.

Advice, gentleman?

Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Knots in the fades?
« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2012, 07:48:59 pm »
As long as the fades are not bending much, you should be in the gravy.
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Re: Knots in the fades?
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2012, 07:51:13 pm »
Wow, you're quick J.W.

LOL. I was still editing for clarity. I tend to edit after posting so I know how it looks on the page.

Kay, so as long as the fades aren't working too much, I'm okay. So, I guess I'll be leaving even more meat on that one.

Thanks.

Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Knots in the fades?
« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2012, 07:54:00 pm »
As you type out your dialog box, take peek down below.  In between Post and Spell Check is a button called Preview.  It allows you to look at just how the post will look when finished.  I love it for when I am posting pics and commentary. 

Are you making a 22" draw bow for a kid?  Anything more than that and you will see some hefty set in the limbs.
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Offline Scaramouche

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Re: Knots in the fades?
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2012, 08:05:00 pm »
Sweet on the preview thing.

No, it's not for a kid. The stave has about six inches of natural reflex (or is it deflex? I always mix the two), so I'm expecting it to not have much string follow. I could be wrong, but that's also why I'm keeping the limbs wide.

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Re: Knots in the fades?
« Reply #5 on: October 22, 2012, 08:16:04 pm »
that's a whole lot of bend for very little working limb, 2" wide and the limbs are gonna be paper thin, is it gonna be sinew backed? with a 8" handle/fade section you only have 20.5"of limb, that's alot for a 28" draw, good luck, Bub
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Re: Knots in the fades?
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2012, 08:17:44 pm »
Well, I want it to have a full draw. I may not be able to get what I want, though.

Cuz that never happens, right? ;D

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Re: Knots in the fades?
« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2012, 09:00:40 pm »
unless you recurve the last 3" into 90 degree statics,sinew back,and have an anomoly piece of wood,and are a seasoned bowyer,you then prob wont be able to get a 28" draw with that dude. and even a master bowyer wood have a heck of a time achieving that.  enough said :-X

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Re: Knots in the fades?
« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2012, 09:41:31 pm »
Well, I am most definitely not a master bowyer. Yet. (Someday, though)

*shrugs

It's still a learning experience. I guess I'll just have to be satisfied with less, for now.

Thanks for the advice.

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Re: Knots in the fades?
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2012, 10:34:55 pm »
That is too short for a 28" draw. You'll probably snap it like a twig. No problem on the knot in the fade. Jawge
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