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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Knoll on September 24, 2014, 12:22:28 am

Title: Non bending tips?
Post by: Knoll on September 24, 2014, 12:22:28 am

About to begin tillering latest effort.  Objective is 43-47# @ 26".  Hard Maple board, 66" ntn, 1 3/4" width limbs tapering evenly to 1/2" tips.  Riser is 8" with fades tapering into limb thickness.  At the tips, am doing glue-on recurve.
"Recurve" block was 6" long and currently its thickness tapers from 0.69" at nock to 0.60" approx 6" into limb.
Not at all sure what to do with the recurve portion.  Should I consider the entire 6" length to be non bending and basically ignore that portion while tillering?

Title: Re: Non bending tips?
Post by: Pat B on September 24, 2014, 12:40:51 am

You will have to keep the entire recurve back past the tip splice stiff. Also, by adding two 6" recurves to a 66" your will be well over 70"n/n.

Title: Re: Non bending tips?
Post by: PatM on September 24, 2014, 08:10:28 am

What sort of glue joint are you going with?

Title: Re: Non bending tips?
Post by: Knoll on September 24, 2014, 10:24:24 am

66" ntn measured w/ tips glued on.  Thanks for advice.