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Offline CORIUS

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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!!
« Reply #15 on: May 12, 2013, 06:46:51 pm »
would this be a good assumption of what i would like to see from the bow?
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« Reply #16 on: May 12, 2013, 08:33:30 pm »
Hard to tell so far.how did it look @ floor tiller?
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« Reply #17 on: May 12, 2013, 09:35:17 pm »
Im not sure if i fully understand what floor tiller is. Can u explain it for me?
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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
« Reply #18 on: May 13, 2013, 09:49:09 am »
If done properly your bow will be 7/8 tillered before putting it on a tree.
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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
« Reply #19 on: May 13, 2013, 09:54:19 am »
So is it just when you bend the bow using the floor to see how its bending? What if u make it too weak in the process? And how can u see the imperfections that way?
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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
« Reply #20 on: May 13, 2013, 10:06:54 am »
Like anything ,it takes practise.I think a majority of builders use this method with sucess.correct me if I'm wrong.when building an omlette ,one can not be scard to break a few eggs!lol!
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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
« Reply #21 on: May 13, 2013, 10:24:21 am »
When I floor tiller I go until I get about 4" of tip movement and that means my bow is over 10# above the ultimate draw weight and in most cases 20# or more over.  Floor tiller is your preliminary view of how well the limbs bend before you put it on the tiller tree. The sooner you get good limb bend the better chance you'll have of making weight.
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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
« Reply #22 on: May 13, 2013, 11:36:50 am »
I will give floor tillering a try and post pictures. Thank you guys for the help
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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
« Reply #23 on: May 14, 2013, 11:01:34 am »
Little more progress. Anyone see any hinges or flatspots or anything else wrong with it?
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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
« Reply #24 on: May 14, 2013, 11:16:10 am »
In my honest opinion, I say cut it into 1 foot long pieces and burn it.
Go find yourself a hickory tree, and make a D bow.
That's what I would say to any beginner.
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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
« Reply #25 on: May 14, 2013, 11:22:50 am »
Well thank u for your opinion but im going to keep on keepin on with this bow
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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
« Reply #26 on: May 14, 2013, 11:32:02 am »
Quote from: JeremiahVires on May 14, 2013, 11:16:10 am
In my honest opinion, I say cut it into 1 foot long pieces and burn it.
Go find yourself a hickory tree, and make a D bow.
That's what I would say to any beginner.

 ??? That's not very helpful, or friendly, for that matter.
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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
« Reply #27 on: May 14, 2013, 11:37:49 am »
Well i would say brace it higher.  My minimum starting brace when i put it on the tree is with the string laying tight against the belly/grip, so tight you almost can't get your fingers underneath.  If you've floor tillered it properly as mentioned, you may even get it to a two or 3" brace at this point.  The long string lies.  It makes the inner limbs look weaker than they are and the outer limbs look stiffer than they are.

Also, with a pyramid bow, you're looking for a circular tiller.  Both limbs will fit on a circle (don't try to fit them on the same circle because the stiff handle section keeps that from working).

Like this:




the circles are a touch elongated due to the slight cant of the bow, but you get the picture.
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« Reply #28 on: May 14, 2013, 02:08:39 pm »
Thank you k-hat! I never knew that about the long string. Making bows is a neverending learning process!
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Re: RED OAK PYRAMID BOW IN THE WORKS!!!!!! PLEASE HELP!!!
« Reply #29 on: May 14, 2013, 02:23:36 pm »
right limb looks good ,left limb needs to bend from tip to about 18 inches in . can you see where the left one stop bending towards the tip?
also don't listen to anyone that tells you to go burn that bow, it's looking good so far
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