Looks like to me most of the bending is going on a few inches out of the fads. Is the 3rd picture back the un strung profile ?
Pappy
Pappy, here's the unstrung Profile.... it's 59" long
![](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h29/coaltowncowboy/pipe/IMGP3777.jpg)
Yeah I couldn't help but notice that as well.
The tips are a little long, (similar to the Holmegaard bow design with still long tips) however, it seemed as though no matter what I did while tillering, the majority of the bend kept coming in at those points??
Would the stiff ends have something to do with that?
I know they are a little long,... should I thin out the tip areas a little more where they start to turn up into their slight reflex and a little past that making that area flex a little more???
I'm figuring that if its pulling at #50 @ 27" now, then even if I have to take off some more to get it bending better, after I add the sinew it should bring the poundage back up afterword. Right?
Here's another shot of the full draw, just turned....Looks like the left side (top limb) has a stiff area right past the mid limb area. Would you agree?
![](http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h29/coaltowncowboy/pipe/HockoryBow27Draw2.jpg)