Author Topic: Final Pics!!!!!! (Read 20865 times)

Pappy · « **Reply #15 on:** September 05, 2013, 09:45:20 am »

Agreed working to much in the handle,stay off that and little stiff a few inchec out from the handle on the left limb,and little stiff on the outer 1/3. Hand drawn looks pretty good,that is how I always finish up the tiller anyway,I want to see what it looks like when drawn the way it will be shot. Not bad,if you got the weight to spare you should be able to work out the little problems.

Pappy

CherokeeKC · « **Reply #16 on:** September 05, 2013, 10:21:22 am »

Thanks slimbob.
Thanks newindian. I will work on the tiller a bit more.
Thanks Pearl Drums. I think I will cut some length off and work on tiller.
Thanks Del for the other pointers. I rounded the corners of the rest on tiller tree some but I think ur right it needs rounding much more.
Thanks Pappy I will work on those spots.

Bryce · « **Reply #17 on:** September 05, 2013, 03:40:54 pm »

Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on September 05, 2013, 09:01:46 am

The wall pic doesn't do much. Its the hand drawn pic that matters. Your handle is working a TAD too hard and the mid limbs could bend much more. Id cut 3" off it and retiller it a bit. That will be enough to get it straightened out and still keep weight.

+1

sonny · « **Reply #18 on:** September 05, 2013, 08:04:51 pm »

I'm surprised no one suggested heat treating that bow. That would bring the weight up a bit and then you could
retiller, leaving the handle area alone..

Pat B · « **Reply #19 on:** September 05, 2013, 11:58:58 pm »

I agree with the guys above about the tiller. I also agree with Sonny about heat treating the belly and maybe also kick the tips just a bit. You have plenty of length so reducing the length to 60" to 64" would help too.

CherokeeKC · « **Reply #20 on:** September 06, 2013, 09:14:57 am »

Thanks Bryce, sonny, and PatB.
I cut 1.5" off each end last night, cut new nocks, and worked on the outer halves of each limb. The bow is 55lb at 28" now so I still have 5-8lbs to play with. I will post pics once i work on a lil more tonight.

When heat treating do I just heat the belly or the back also? Also how do you know when you have heat treated a spot/section enough?

CherokeeKC · « **Reply #21 on:** September 06, 2013, 09:41:17 pm »

I saw the thread on heat treating hickory so nevermind that question.

I have scraped on the outer halves of each limb and even more on the outer thirds. I am still at 55lbs at 28" and about 66" tip to tip so 64" nock to nock. Let me know what you guys think. Maybe a little more scraping on outer third of left/lower limb?

This is bow braced at 4.5".

Here it is pulled to 28"

Bow immediately after unbracing after exercising limbs 25 times.

twisted hickory · « **Reply #22 on:** September 07, 2013, 04:15:04 pm »

Still a little stiff. I haven't built as many as pearl but if that were mine get the outer/ mid limbs bendin then it will b good. The drawn pict shows you are close.
Nice, looks like u will have a shooter

Greg

Newindian · « **Reply #23 on:** September 07, 2013, 05:55:36 pm »

Quote from: twisted hickory on September 07, 2013, 04:15:04 pm

Still a little stiff. I haven't built as many as pearl but if that were mine get the outer/ mid limbs bendin then it will b good. The drawn pict shows you are close.
Nice, looks like u will have a shooter
Greg

1+ it's looking good

CherokeeKC · « **Reply #24 on:** September 08, 2013, 09:40:16 pm »

Thanks twisted hickory and Newindian!

I will keep scraping. Those knots on the left/lower limb double my scraping time lol.

Pappy · « **Reply #25 on:** September 09, 2013, 08:10:08 am »

Looking pretty good to me,I like the outer lombs a little stiff on mine anyway.

Pappy

BowEd · « **Reply #26 on:** September 09, 2013, 08:28:39 am »

Your gonna have a nice shooting bow there.Looks pretty good bending.Nothing like a good piece of hickory.

CherokeeKC · « **Reply #27 on:** September 09, 2013, 10:46:28 am »

Thanks Pappy and beadman!
I might scrape a little more on outer thirds but calling it done soon for 1st bow.

CherokeeKC · « **Reply #28 on:** September 14, 2013, 02:10:45 pm »

I heat treated the belly this morning. Let me know if you guys think I heated it enough. It also gave the bow back an inch of reflex.

Showing 1" reflex

I put the bow on tiller tree and now its pulling 50# at 24" at 4" brace. Couple of questions. The bow is 1.25" at handle and 7/8" at nocks. I was thinking I might take a little off the width to bring weight down some if you guys think the tiller is pretty good for now. Also look at the pic that shows how the string lays on bow. Will this make shooting the bow uncomfortable or make the bow want to twist in your hand upon release?

SLIMBOB · « **Reply #29 on:** September 14, 2013, 02:27:04 pm »

I think 1.25 at the handle is fine, 7/8 at the nocks is a little wide and heavy. Looks to me that you can still get the outers bending a tad more, so I might thin it down some at the tips. 1/2 wide or so. I wouldn't go any thinner near the handle if it were me.

Primitive Archer