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Offline burchett.donald

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« Reply #345 on: July 22, 2020, 06:33:07 am »
 Kyle,
         Handle is nice bud...Excellent work...
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« Reply #346 on: July 22, 2020, 08:13:14 pm »
I think that's looking pretty good Deerhunter. Nice straight unstrung profile still, I think your closer than you realize. Have you put any arrows through it yet? Maybe get a picture drawn in hand and study that. Sometimes what I see between the tree and in hand are a little different. Even a few shots @24" and you can tell if the limbs return even. If you have a gizmo you could check out the limbs and follow  Sleek's advice and I think you'll have a nice shooter.
 
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« Reply #347 on: July 22, 2020, 08:45:11 pm »
Hopefully this helps. The outer right limb is a little stiff, but by time you stiffen everything else up with heat, that are should bend more anyway so you shouldn't need to touch it. Now I couldn't draw those red lines exactly where I wanted so they are more of a general area. The left limb needs heat a little more towards the fade than I drew it.

The fact that the bow appears to have taken no set tells me that you should have a damn fine bow built after these tiller corrections.
« Last Edit: July 22, 2020, 08:48:53 pm by sleek »
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Offline hoosierf

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« Reply #348 on: July 23, 2020, 06:41:55 am »
Quote from: sleek on July 21, 2020, 10:53:11 pm
Stop removing wood, and go get a heat gun. Heat treat the spots that bend too much. That will probably make those spots too stiff, and they will need to be LIGHTLY scraped to get them bending again. By time you finish that, you will not have lost any draw weight, and your tiller will be perfect.

Good advice right ther. I think you’ll be fine DH21
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Offline Deerhunter21

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« Reply #349 on: July 23, 2020, 06:21:27 pm »
it actually has some reflex still. i should also so some more string alignment, or build up the handle on the left side.
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Offline Deerhunter21

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« Reply #350 on: July 23, 2020, 06:21:51 pm »
but i will do the heat treating.
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Offline hoosierf

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« Reply #351 on: July 23, 2020, 08:30:35 pm »
Follow sleek. Then we can help with the rest of the issues.  Bow building is simply problem solving.
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« Reply #352 on: July 24, 2020, 10:21:48 pm »
Awesome bows here. I just got the second layer of sinew on mine. 2.5 oz sinew total. I'll post pictures soon.
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Offline Yellowstave

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« Reply #353 on: July 26, 2020, 02:49:03 pm »
Please don't count me out yet. Ive been busy with work and the such. Anyway this is what I've got so far. Its not to final tiller yet but hopefully I can get her finished up soon.
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Offline bushboy

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« Reply #354 on: July 26, 2020, 03:23:59 pm »
Here's my second go,a mollieish elm concave limb offering...
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« Reply #355 on: July 26, 2020, 03:29:38 pm »
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« Reply #356 on: July 30, 2020, 08:10:18 am »
Some great bows here!  Anybody want to enter one for July BOM?  Drop me a message.
...Tom
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Offline aznboi3644

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« Reply #357 on: August 02, 2020, 01:01:56 pm »
I hope I didn’t screw this one up.  I got a little overzealous with the rasp and went below my line.  It still feels plenty stiff to make weight.  And it’s a bit over 2” wide for most of the limb.  That little reflex,deflex, then straight section is gonna really make my eyes hurt.  But I think it would give some nice character. If this one screws up I’m onto plan C lol. 

Well I can’t resize this on my phone right now.  I’m electronically challenged lol
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Offline aznboi3644

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« Reply #358 on: August 08, 2020, 04:28:49 pm »
Here’s plan C I’ve been working on along side.  It is hard maple from my back yard.  The wood is extremely dense and hard.  The last one I cut after this had over 3 rings per inch.  This is some tough stuff.  One limb is slightly Deflexed mid limb.  I plan on trying to correct that during heat treat. 
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Offline aznboi3644

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« Reply #359 on: August 12, 2020, 06:28:02 pm »
I’m gonna struggle bracing this beast.  This is On the long string.  After brace i don’t think it’s gonna make much corrections to get to full draw besides the couple stuffs areas.

This is hard maple I cut down about 12 years ago.  I think it’s good and seasoned.
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