Author Topic: Paddle bow  (Read 1953 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Swamp Thang

  • Member
  • Posts: 323
Paddle bow
« on: September 19, 2018, 05:16:30 am »
Paddle bows anyone have some reference material got one started showed my wife beaming with pride and I kid you not she said......hmmm looks like a paddle (lol)
So I must be headed in the right direction

Offline Pat B

  • Administrator
  • Member
  • Posts: 37,637
Re: Paddle bow
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2018, 07:54:16 am »
Show us some pics.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline ohma2

  • Member
  • Posts: 960
Re: Paddle bow
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2018, 08:41:22 am »
Look in the bowers bible volume 1. Steve aley is a guru on paddle bows.

Offline Bob Barnes

  • Member
  • Posts: 942
Re: Paddle bow
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2018, 08:45:52 am »
it kinda depends on whether or not it will be a typical short draw west coast style bow or a modified 28" draw version...if it's the latter... google John Riggs.   :OK
Seems like common sense isn't very common any more...

Offline simson

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,310
  • stonehill-primitive-bows
    • stonehill-primitive-bows
Re: Paddle bow
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2018, 09:18:45 am »
Simon
Bavaria, Germany

Offline Swamp Thang

  • Member
  • Posts: 323
Re: Paddle bow
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2018, 06:25:00 pm »
Roughed out at 52" ttt ; 2.5" wide down to 1" tips

Offline Swamp Thang

  • Member
  • Posts: 323
Re: Paddle bow
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2018, 01:34:01 pm »
Gonna start tillering it after I get it knocked down and get a small amount of flex I plan on tillering it and getting the tips to start bending a little more than the rest and working my way in toward the handle a small amount at a time. Is this a good strategy? It worked well for me on my last D bow, or is there a faster way/better way