Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: huckfinn on August 16, 2009, 02:14:24 pm
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I Re-flexed this bow and then boiled the tips and then tiller the bow like all the bows i have ever built but none have lost the re-flex like this bow. Is there something different i need to do next time? This bow is 58#@ 28"
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i think it looks fine. but who am i to say i dont bend wood, yet.
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Recurves are not easy to tiller, Marc St. Louis, RyanO are the best I've seen at it, amybe they can give you some advice. I'd find a better place to take pictures if it was me. ;D BTW that bow looks pretty dang good from what I can see, put up a full draw and an unbraced picture if you can.
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Whats the matter with it?
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Adding recurves really stresses the limbs more causing more set unless you know how to get around it. If you find out, please let me know! ;D Tempering would probably help some.
Your bow looks fine and the tiller looks pretty good. The tips are still past the handle so you are still is positive territory. ;)
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Sorry!! I see the unbrace now. ::) Looks great to me. They used to say you have to work the recurves separately, so you don't stress the mid limb.
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that bow looks fine! as said tempering could have maybe prevented it. but its still a fine example. sinewing the back would help if your really concerned. But, the profile looks great, tiller looks great, and bet its a great shooter. I say job well done. Now go shoot something with it ( i mean a game animal) !! :D
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Wow, what a beautiful bow. I really need to make myself one of these static recurves ;D.
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I Re-flexed this bow and then boiled the tips and then tiller the bow like all the bows i have ever built but none have lost the re-flex like this bow. Is there something different i need to do next time? This bow is 58#@ 28"
Thanks for all the great comments on the bow i will try to temper next one.This one shoots so good i will start another one tomorrow
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Man that looks nice
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An unbraced profile would be nice!
But that bow sure looks great, and I'm sure she is a great shooter!
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Looks good to me,how much did it loose.Un braced picture would be nice them maybe we could tell what you are talking about. :)
Pappy
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That is really great work. Well done. Jawge
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Static recurves are going to lose most of the reflex you put into the limbs because in a static recurve, you have way less limb doing more work which causes more belly wood cells to collapse causing more set. The unbraced profile looks like every other static recurve I have ever seen and the tiller looks great!!!! I would say nice job!!! :) :)
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Nice tiller!
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Gotta agree with everyone else, nothing wrong with that bow :)
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Very nice looking bow...I couldn't tell. Is this osage or hickory or?
Bookmarked, too, for August Self BOM.
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Very nice looking bow...I couldn't tell. Is this osage or hickory or?
Bookmarked, too, for August Self BOM.
It is Osage
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What Pat and Josh said...static curves is less limb bending so it stresses the rest of the limbs more...I guess it's a trade-off. I think the bow looks great! I'd be very pleased with your outcome, nice work! ;)
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I think you did very good on that recurve.It's just a little set,and osage does'nt heat treat very well anyway,so you got the coon ;)..God Bless