Hi tech redneck flight bow.

[Jim Davis]

Thickness determines how much strain the wood sees for any given amount of bend, width just adds or subtracts weight without changing the actual strain the wood sees.

Mark

Perhaps the most important fact of bow design.

[Selfbowman]

Not understanding. I’m thinking the wider the load is spread out more. But yes thicker will take more load.

[Jim Davis]

Thicker wood will bend less before starting to take set. Thin wood enough and you can bend it into a circle--though it will have almost no strength.

[Selfbowman]

Have it strung. Will start tiller tomorrow.

[Selfbowman]

Pretty good alignment.

[willie]

looking pretty good, Arvin

will we have to wait until september to see how it shoots?

[superdav95]

Lookin sweet

[Pappy]

That's looking really good Arvin, can't wait to see how it turns out.  As far as bracing heavy, I always do and just go very slow inch by inch from there. 
 Pappy

[Selfbowman]

Willie I will test a 200 gr arrow through the chrono when I get it tillered.other than that next September.

[Selfbowman]

It’s getting interesting! I got the print work done. The bow is close but not perfect unstrung. The thickness numbers are not working out. But I think it’s the heat changing the wood . I’m going to try checking all the other numbers. I will see if the tension at brace matches the calculation from the computer at brace and check the force draw at 10-12-14” when I tiller if it’s still good at 18” of draw then it will probably hit close to weight at 25” full draw. I’m GUESSING🤠

[Selfbowman]

Again has anyone out there tillered a bow by profile and force draw curve before!!!! I think they go hand in hand. That’s going to be my approach on this because the thickness is not working.

[superdav95]

I beg your right about the heat changing things.  It may settle in pretty close when you finish up tiller after all said and done in the end but for now I’m betting it’s off because of that.  It’s pretty darn close for unstrung profile though!  Nicely done. 

[Selfbowman]

Ok pattern for tiller done.

[mmattockx]

That’s going to be my approach on this because the thickness is not working.

What is not working on the thickness?


Mark

[Selfbowman]

Getting close. The numbers are hitting real close.  Been to 18” . Profiles are almost dead on. The last seven inches will tell the tail.