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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: follow and help me along the way.
« Reply #105 on: September 06, 2013, 07:29:14 pm »
Looking good Jordan.  Was it tough to get the twist out with the recurve already there?

thanks, no it wasnt a problem at all.

Offline IdahoMatt

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« Reply #106 on: September 06, 2013, 07:39:55 pm »
Did you use the same method as photoed before?

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« Reply #107 on: September 06, 2013, 07:47:42 pm »
yup, exactly.

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« Reply #108 on: September 09, 2013, 05:08:06 pm »
Good work you mouthy little turd!

For your info I wasn't prancing fairy like through the woods. I was manning up and carrying 33 grueling pounds in my pack for 15-16 miles!...;)
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

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« Reply #109 on: September 09, 2013, 05:10:57 pm »
Only 33 pounds? Lol  >:D

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« Reply #110 on: September 09, 2013, 05:13:16 pm »
Cost me a bunch of money to get it that light! 24 oz sleeping bags aint cheap! Neither are 4# tents!
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« Reply #111 on: September 09, 2013, 05:16:20 pm »
Damn, i bet it did cost alot.

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« Reply #112 on: September 09, 2013, 05:26:34 pm »
Take Scott's advice and be mindful of the early weight and string tension. It will make your bow feel like 80# when really its 60#. The key to statics is getting them braced short and as soon as possible. Wait too long and you get a 35-40# bow you may not want.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

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« Reply #113 on: September 09, 2013, 05:30:10 pm »
Take Scott's advice and be mindful of the early weight and string tension. It will make your bow feel like 80# when really its 60#. The key to statics is getting them braced short and as soon as possible. Wait too long and you get a 35-40# bow you may not want.

I've learned that lesson the hard way lol

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« Reply #114 on: September 10, 2013, 12:00:51 am »
Ok guys ill admit that i kinda scared myself when a hinge appeared lol but i fixed it :)  how does the tiller look?  I think the top mid limb is stiff


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Re: follow and help me along the way. (TILLER CHECK)
« Reply #115 on: September 10, 2013, 01:25:04 am »
Wow, i don't see the stiff upper limb, but i don't have as good of tiller eyes. Looks great to me!
45# at 27"

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« Reply #116 on: September 10, 2013, 01:26:39 am »
Thanks. It's there when you zoom in

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« Reply #117 on: September 10, 2013, 01:32:22 am »
 You're right, a little flat spot, right smack in the middle of the upper limb.
45# at 27"

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Re: follow and help me along the way. (TILLER CHECK)
« Reply #118 on: September 10, 2013, 01:33:19 am »
Yeah i see very slight stiff spots midlimb on both limbs, moreso on the top limb, but it's really close, lookin good!
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Re: follow and help me along the way. (TILLER CHECK)
« Reply #119 on: September 10, 2013, 02:42:30 am »
How many lbs is it pulling right now at 28"??

And what was your n2n dimension when you got done?

Tiller looks good by my eyes I maybe a greenhorn but I'm anal about symmetry and such... Bait obsessive compulsive... All my life I've had a need to straighten out objects on tables, pictures on walls, re arrange fridge magnets and such...

Getting into bow making I guess will channel my weirdness into something productive??  ???