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Flintknapping / Re: Recent stone points
« Last post by Robert Pougnier on Today at 11:50:48 am »That's good to hear, I was worried they were too rounded or broad. Thank you!

I experimented with the VirtualBow program to search for an answer.......... optimized for even stress distribution along the limbs.

* Identical front profile, optimized for even stress distribution along the limbs.
* Taper rate 0.008
So, which shape is the best? By best, I mean the fastest and the one that stores the most energy. Why? Which design performs the worst, and why?
Building a selfbow and achieving the spec are a challenge to say the least.
Laminate bows would probably be much easier.
I do think that if the properties are put into the computer and the builder matches the dimensions it will turn out as predicted.
