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Offline mikebarg

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new red oak bow
« on: October 31, 2016, 04:49:49 pm »
I've been working on this one for the past 4 weeks(when I have time). It's a red oak board. 64 inches NTN. 1" wide at the handle. Limbs are 1.5" wide . Then taper to 5/8" in the last 12". It's pulling 45# @ 25". I would like to lighten it up just a little more.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: new red oak bow
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2016, 05:10:00 pm »
Your tiller looks good. All you should have to do to reduce weight is 5 full length scrapes on each limb and check weight. If not enough do 5 more. Exercise after each wood removal.
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Offline bubby

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Re: new red oak bow
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2016, 05:13:02 pm »
Yup do as pat says, looks good. How much have you shot it, it will lose a few #'s when it gets a few hundred arrows through it
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Offline mikebarg

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Re: new red oak bow
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2016, 05:18:12 pm »
I've only put 50 - 60 arrows through it so far.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: new red oak bow
« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2016, 05:46:05 pm »
Make sure you have rounded over the corners on the edges of the limbs, too.  That helps prevent most of the limb failures on board bows!

Looks like this one is gonna be a shooter for ya!
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Offline mikebarg

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Re: new red oak bow
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2016, 12:56:10 pm »
I put a very light coat of stain on the bow.
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Offline loon

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Re: new red oak bow
« Reply #6 on: November 04, 2016, 02:19:47 pm »
Nice
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Re: new red oak bow
« Reply #7 on: November 04, 2016, 02:51:06 pm »
The right limb is bending a bit too much in the inner third. Your left limb shows a better elliptical tiller, see how it is a bit stiffer in that inner third, that is correct when you have parallel inner limbs. Maybe there is a small thin spot almost at the tip of the left limb too? Check the thickness here to make sure it is even with no dips.
Also round your edges on the back over quite a bit more. You want them somewhere around the radius of a pea :)
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: new red oak bow
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2016, 06:46:53 pm »
Nice looking bow
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Offline DesertDisciple

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Re: new red oak bow
« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2016, 03:26:42 am »
Nice! Loving that bend. How's it shoot?
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: new red oak bow
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2016, 10:03:56 am »
Tiller is good. Watch that handle to fade transition. Looks a bit angular and abrupt. Jawge
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