Del - do it! I'll help you if needed. These bows are nuts....
Wizard - Thanks man, just make sure your core is flawless, no pins, no grain swirls etc....I wish I could find good enough yew here but flawless yew is a rare beast round here.
Beadman - Thanks, she sure does load up early! It is unlike any other bow I have made. The tube is get the balance between limbs at this point the left limb was just a bit stronger so instead of removing material i'm just letting it 'sweat' a bit. It depends on how bad the imbalance is but normally just a few minutes is enough.
Dictionary - Haha! What is this 'darkside' of which you speak!?
I managed to get out yesterday for a bit of flight shooting with this bow.
Conditions weren't ideal and the bow started to show a little twist on the lower limb for some reason when I took it to full draw. I had no heat source so couldn't fix it where I was....therefore most shots were at about 23/24 inch draw. It has a heavy tillering string on it at the moment as well.
The best shots were around 320yds.
This gives me hope for a properly drawn arrow to go a good way further. Next weekend I will have all the small issues sorted out and will let some fly!
The bow starts to stack at about 25 ish so there will be a good weigh gain in the last few inches. It shows little string follow even after being strung all afternoon.
I want to plot the force/draw curve as this bow feels unlike any other I have made with very high initial tension then a definite 'let off' through the mid draw then a fairly stiff ramp up for the last few inches.
I have high hopes for this bow.
