Still looking really good to me. ![Smiley :)](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)
Pappy
thaks, it's really heartening to hear it!
Whatever you are doing it looks really good to me so far and it seems like your unbraced profile is holding its shape well.
Bjrogg
It did take a bit of set, around 1/2" for now, but I'm fine with it considering the sub-optimal design I chose
Glad to see you back and still working on this bow. I think it has real potentional to be a bow that works for you!
Thanks! I hope this piece of wood thinks the same!
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Whatever you are doing it looks really good to me so far and it seems like your unbraced profile is holding its shape well.
Bjrogg
agreed, and looks like you have that knot area neither to stiff or weak which can be tricky
for a ceartain front profile, there's only one particular shape (tiller) the bow can have to spread the load evenly across the limbs, wich should minimize set.
very true. and the best approach since you are concerned with getting 40# out of a short and narrow stave.
when width and length allow, having a stiffer (lesser stressed) handle area and tips can improve performance and feel (dampness) in the hand.
I'd say the knot area is still a tad stiff, but I don't want to weaken it too much... I'll keep a close eye on it while tillering. Since a bit of set already happened I dropped my target weight to 35# and even if I come a couple of pounds uderweight I won't be mad as long as I get a functional bow. For my next project I already have a much longer and wider floor tillered stave waiting on wich I'll try to leave those areas stiffer.
I did not make any progress with the tillering process yet but I took off the tip overlays since they were made out of a not strong enough wood (Sorbus torminalis, wild service tree) wich was getting dough into by the string and made new ones from heat treated black locust, wich should be strong enough and should look good. I hope to finish up the tip overlays this afternoon and then get back at tillering in the weekend. Thanks to all of you for the kind replies!