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Offline DC

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Bendy handles
« on: June 15, 2017, 03:49:54 pm »
Can bendy handles be narrowed at all or is it asking for trouble? Maybe on a sinewed bow. Properly tillered of course :D
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Bendy handles
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2017, 03:56:07 pm »
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Bendy handles
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2017, 04:40:18 pm »
I have done many almost bendy handled bows that narrow at the handle. By that I mean I can feel the handle give just a bit as I hit full draw.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Bendy handles
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2017, 04:45:43 pm »
I usually narrow just a little at the handle but compensate for the lack of width with extra thickness. Works every time! ;)
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Offline loon

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Re: Bendy handles
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2017, 05:45:45 pm »
 Check out the combined pyramid-Ishi bow in TBB 4 p125. Basically a Modoc bow I guess.
Don't know why it has such a short draw length for a 59 1/4" ntn bendy bow though.. 23" seriously? i'd think it'd be easily possible to get 23" out of a *stiff* handle 54"
Also, Ishi's bows were (slightly?) bendy with narrowed handles. As were many of those paddle bows.
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Offline JonW

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Re: Bendy handles
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2017, 05:56:53 pm »
Made a bunch of bendy pyramids.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Bendy handles
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2017, 07:32:46 pm »
yes you can narrow the handle,, (SH)
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Bendy handles
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2017, 08:38:52 pm »
Cool bow Clint.I don't remember that one.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Bendy handles
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2017, 08:56:59 am »
Yes, they can and those bows can be good shooter. Jawge
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