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Offline BowEd

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Re: Quick question, where do I go from here?
« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2018, 07:18:33 am »
+1 and agree with Dels' advice.It should make you a beautiful bow.
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Offline simk

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Re: Quick question, where do I go from here?
« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2018, 07:49:08 am »
+1 for del + you'll loose another 10-15'' of bending zone on an already short bow what makes the whole thing more critical. good luck and have fun by patiently tillering!
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Offline Taxus brevifolia

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Re: Quick question, where do I go from here?
« Reply #17 on: November 27, 2018, 02:02:08 pm »
This is why I love you guys. Alright I'll just steam that little sideways bend and leave the tips and limbs alone for now.
Sounds like I can safely choose any draw weight up to about 60 lbs.

What about draw length, what limit comes with 59¼" ntn and not flipped at the tips

Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Quick question, where do I go from here?
« Reply #18 on: November 27, 2018, 02:41:06 pm »
sounds good to me too

Offline Taxus brevifolia

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Re: Quick question, where do I go from here?
« Reply #19 on: November 27, 2018, 03:47:51 pm »
To all things there is a time...

And now it's steam time...

Offline Del the cat

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Re: Quick question, where do I go from here?
« Reply #20 on: November 28, 2018, 02:02:16 am »
DrSafe draw length is , pull it until it beaks and back off a tad from there!  >:D
But seriously, you should know your draw length, or you target draw length, but what the bow can manage also depends on draw weight.
E.G.
If you push it to 60# then the draw length may be say 28" above which it will start taking set/exploding. But at 40# it will maybe take 30" before taking set/exploding.
It's always a compromise.
Del
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Offline Taxus brevifolia

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Re: Quick question, where do I go from here?
« Reply #21 on: November 28, 2018, 08:10:07 pm »
Thank you Sir this is helpful