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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs
« Reply #15 on: May 05, 2015, 04:56:36 pm »
Quote from: BarredOwl on May 05, 2015, 03:21:08 pm
Also I assume I will need to sand all finish off ( back, sides, and belly) before applying any heat?
You don't want heat getting on the back. I clamp thin slats to the edges to chanel the heat along the belly and keep it off the back and sides.
You can leave any finish on, unless it's going to ignite :o
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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs
« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2015, 05:09:03 pm »
George, 
The tips of the limbs are probably 2" back from where they started before any bending took place. After a few hours of rest there is a good half inch of air between the back side of the handle and the wall when I place the tips of the bow against the wall  and the back of the handle just touches the wall good right after un-braced from a shooting session of 20 shots or so.  I might guess the lower limb may have about 1/2" of set more than the top limb and it could be less than that but I don't think more than that.  I will get some photos posted tonight.
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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs
« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2015, 06:16:18 pm »
From my take,if you have a reflex limb and a deflexed one,even after heat treating most often the deflex will come back but will still be stronger than the reflexed one.so when unbraced it looks like the deflexed limb has taken set,were as it just fell back closer to the original profile.peanut gallery welcome!lol! Rob.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs
« Reply #18 on: May 05, 2015, 07:01:18 pm »
BarredOwl, I'd leave it alone and enjoy it. Jawge
« Last Edit: May 05, 2015, 10:59:33 pm by George Tsoukalas »
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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs
« Reply #19 on: May 05, 2015, 08:15:27 pm »
It's probably not as bad as I am making it out to be but here's the best way I could think of to show the profile. 
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs (Pics added)
« Reply #20 on: May 05, 2015, 11:00:53 pm »
Perhaps you should show a picture of the drawn bow to allay your fears.
Jawge
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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs (Pics added)
« Reply #21 on: May 05, 2015, 11:17:38 pm »
sorry but that bow looks awesome to me... i wouldn't do a thing to it...


but that's me...
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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs (Pics added)
« Reply #22 on: May 05, 2015, 11:32:51 pm »
I think you are being too hard on yourself from those profiles. Like the other guys say, show us a full draw pic(with arrow) to see if the lower limb really is too weak.
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Offline BarredOwl

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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs (Pics added)
« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2015, 09:00:11 am »
Here's the FD.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs (Pics added)
« Reply #24 on: May 06, 2015, 09:11:52 am »
That is awesome! My advice is leave it. Enjoy.  :) Jawge
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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs (Pics added)
« Reply #25 on: May 06, 2015, 09:18:06 am »
Good enough.  I'm pretty new to this and didn't want it to get worse when it could have been addressed. 
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs (Pics added)
« Reply #26 on: May 06, 2015, 10:06:48 am »
LOL!
Ain't now't wrong with that. :laugh:
You got a tough of boyweritis and overthink...
Step away from the bow!
Del ;D
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs (Pics added)
« Reply #27 on: May 06, 2015, 11:32:14 am »
To me it looks like the bottom limb is a little weaker in that full draw picture. It looks like the top limb is tilting back toward you a little, and the bottom limb is pushing toward the front... it's not much and is hard to tell with it held at an angle like that. Just my $.02
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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs (Pics added)
« Reply #28 on: May 06, 2015, 12:31:18 pm »
send it to me... i will shoot it often and hang it in a place of reverence in my living room... :D

that is one sweeeeet looking bow... congrats and very nice work...
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Re: Different Amounts of Set Between Limbs (Pics added)
« Reply #29 on: May 06, 2015, 01:11:16 pm »
Looks to me like the string could be a little shorter ;). Other than that I got nothin'.
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