Flat Bow question

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Hello All ,
When building an American Flat Bow , would it be practical to make it with shallow recurves ?
If so would this help to store the energy when pulled for the arrows release ?
Thanks
Mike

[Pat B]

Mike, adding recurves adds stress(power) to a bow. It's like pulling it a few inches past full draw as far as the added strength. A flat bow would lend itself well to added recurves. Just be sure your tiller is good and everything lines up.

[JW_Halverson]

That was my "go to" design for many years when I was first making bows.  I would tiller them to finished, shoot them some, and then use dry heat to recurve the last 1/4 of the limbs to move the tips forward about an inch.  All in all, a pretty slight recurve that is pleasing to the eye, and tends to add a little more snap to the bow. 

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Thanks for the information Guys , much appreciated .
Mike