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Offline willie

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Re: non-traditional trad bow.
« Reply #30 on: November 13, 2024, 09:22:40 pm »
ive had some with little twist but easy enough to heat and reset them again.


sounds like a good method.    so you adjust the siyah on the limb?  I wouuld imagine adjusting the limb might work also, but I would be inclined to get the limb pulling with as little twist as possible before working the siyah

maybe it's easier to adjust limb twist with bamboo that it is with other woods? 

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Re: non-traditional trad bow.
« Reply #31 on: November 13, 2024, 09:43:05 pm »
ive had some with little twist but easy enough to heat and reset them again.


sounds like a good method.    so you adjust the siyah on the limb?  ( yes. I set it with the glue to be as straight and aligned as possible by eye then only minor tweaks if any are needed later.). I wouuld imagine adjusting the limb might work also, but I would be inclined to get the limb pulling with as little twist as possible before working the siyah

maybe it's easier to adjust limb twist with bamboo that it is with other woods? (Yes I find that the bamboo is easier to keep from twisting as it’s super stable and rigid in its current form.  As long as you get thickness taper sorted out and equal on both edges for thickness consistency your golden. 
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Re: non-traditional trad bow.
« Reply #32 on: Today at 01:04:02 pm »
heres a few more photos of the new one all wrapped up and now waiting to fully dry up before shooting again.  as discussed earlier with willie its very important to get those siyahs straight and inline with each other.  thanks for looking.










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