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Offline sleek

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how much reflex to add?
« on: March 01, 2015, 12:12:54 am »
How much should I put on a deflexed bow that is 55" long and 1 1/8 wide out the fades? Its getting sinew and a good belly toasting. Right now its 40#@27". How much can a few courses of sinew boost the weight?
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Offline steve b.

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Re: how much reflex to add?
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2015, 07:08:55 am »
Osage?  What weight and draw length?  Reflex where....tips, midlimb, outer?
I'm working on one right now, much longer, so I'd like to see what you come up with.

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Re: how much reflex to add?
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2015, 08:20:08 am »
Sorry, yes osage and id like the poundage to be 50#@25 but I missed that train. I may pike it some though. Not sure yet. And im thinking abour reflexing the mid and outer limb.
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Offline steve b.

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Re: how much reflex to add?
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2015, 11:51:48 am »
You'll probably get the extra 10 lbs., or close to it.  What do you have to lose; bend that thing.  I'd keep it as wide as possible where you have the most reflexing. 
I'm doing a similar thing with oceanspray billets.  I decrowned and will sinew back, heavily through the curves.


Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: how much reflex to add?
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2015, 03:42:18 pm »
well if you want the sinew to perform well you might consider making the bow 50 inches nock to nock
I would heat the bow to 4 inches of reflex and then apply 600 to 1000 grains of sinew,, that is just a rough estimate,,
you will definitely get the weight you want and more,, :)

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Re: how much reflex to add?
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2015, 04:06:11 pm »
 


Heres the profile. If shortening it down to 50" with it being 1 1/8 wide is a sage thing to do, heack yeah, consider it done!

But im not just looking for weight increase if sinew will make lots of set ya know?
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