Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jeffp51 on March 10, 2015, 01:15:16 am
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How would you lay out this stave? If I start all the way at one end, I would place the knot pictured in the final 10 inches of one limb--but have to deal with the reflex and 45+ degrees of twist at the end.
On the other hand, if I cut the stave below the reflex, I have a relatively straight stave with a knot about 10 inches from the handle section.
On the other other hand, I could cut off the final 6 inches or so, use the natural reflex as the recurve in one limb and bend the other to match, and have a knot right about mid-limb, and an the need to remove some twist.
The wood is elm, by the way. Please share your opinions.
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Don't know the length, but leave it long and heat straighten. That knot 10 inches from the tip is less of a concern than 10 inches from the handle.
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I cut that stwist off the knots not a problem.
Unless you have a problem makeing shorted bows.
That stwist will come out in elm. Use dry heat. But go slowwwwwwww bending and tillering so you won't get checks.
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If you cut off the twist how long will the stave be? Jawge
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Now I have two opposing opinions--both of which I have thought at one time or another. Anyone else care to chime in? If I cut off the twist, I can still get 70 inches if I wanted. I was aiming for about 66-68 with a stiff handle.
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No one right answer. If it were me, I would want the knot where it would be under the least stress and less likely to cause problems. Closer to the tip will do that. 70 inches is a lot to work with, so cutting the twist off is an option, but you just need to consider where it places the knot if you do so. Every move is a trade off in some way.
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Can't tell for sure but it looks like you have a knot on the edge near the twist. I would be worried about a knot on the edge than the middle. Like I Said I Could Be Seeing it Wrong though.
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There is a knot there too, but between thinning and narrowing, I am pretty sure that one will be gone before I am done. For what it is worth, I have 58 inches shy of the big knot--I could also do a short bendy handle bow and avoid the knot altogether--but I would have to deal with the twist and bend.
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As long as you leave the area around the knot a little wider the knot shouldn't be a issue. Imo I'm still a newb but that's my take on it
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George, what do you think? I have gone back and forth several times in the last couple of days. What is the best place in a limb for a knot like this? I am nervous because my last stave with a knot blew up in spectacular fashion.