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Offline Greenman

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Re: Q: Set and stringfollow
« Reply #15 on: November 12, 2019, 05:26:31 am »
I think is hysterises.
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Offline simk

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« Reply #16 on: November 13, 2019, 02:13:36 am »
Quote from: backtowood B2W on November 12, 2019, 03:10:36 am
String follow - When an unstrung bow's side profile shows its limbs bent toward the string side so that the tips are behind the front of the handle, they are said to have string follow, or follow the string.

So can we say then, that "stringfollow" is the opposite of reflex?
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Offline bradsmith2010

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« Reply #17 on: November 13, 2019, 02:59:19 am »
I think the opposite is deflex )P(
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Offline Halfbow

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« Reply #18 on: November 13, 2019, 03:08:52 am »
Yep, as lonbow mentioned earlier:

Quote from: lonbow on November 10, 2019, 06:22:00 am
String follow refers to the general amount of deflex that a bow has
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Offline PatM

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« Reply #19 on: November 13, 2019, 05:07:36 am »
Nah, it has to be attained from the influence of being strung and bent.  If you cut a curved tree down it doesn't have string  follow.  It's just a bent piece of wood.
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Offline bradsmith2010

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« Reply #20 on: November 13, 2019, 09:44:36 am »
That curved tree would have deflex or reflex  :NN
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Offline jeffp51

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« Reply #21 on: November 13, 2019, 01:49:32 pm »
 (-P

seems like we have been here before.  I think I will keep my definitions to myself this time. . .

For the record, I enjoy these conversations because it makes you think about what you are doing with the wood and how the wood reacts to being a bow.  Also I am a linguist and I enjoy seeing how language and words evolve over time and in different communities.  Keep it up.  I am taking notes. ;D
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Offline SLIMBOB

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« Reply #22 on: November 13, 2019, 06:40:24 pm »
I agree that “string follow” doesn’t seem adequate in Pat’s example. I use the terms reflex and deflex personally. String follow 25 years ago was just that. I just know that today it has a different meaning to most people.
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Offline Dances with squirrels

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« Reply #23 on: November 13, 2019, 07:00:32 pm »
There are a lot of 'string follow longbows' out there that are not the products of being strung and bent. They were crafted precisely to that design on purpose, and didn't change at all with use.

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Offline PatM

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« Reply #24 on: November 13, 2019, 07:10:32 pm »
Yep, but they've adopted the term incorrectly.   They are attempting to imitate the shape but they achieve it through  different method.   They are following the form, not the string.

 FWIW some guys have shown that these modern bows do sometimes have a tendency to have creeping movement after being strung and shot.  Likely due to thicker cores and thinner glass.

  Back in the day Hill tried to put a positive spin on his tired older bows but as soon as glass came along he  did an about face and even glassed his old favorites to a straight profile.

 Did he ever glue up a ""string follow" ?   Nope.
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