First bow build help, done??

[Del the cat]

Ah, yes but all this not level stuff is countered by the "lower limb stronger argument"
... sooooo, if the left limb is the lower limb.
And remember if your back is to the wind in the Northern hemisphere then low pressure is on your left .
I reckon that baby is close enough for jazz
Del

[frankg]

Spent the morning scraping and checking (after adjusting graph to square). Got hot on porch and am now at 55# at 23" draw

Heres 20" on the stick . I think I got the left limb adjusted and a tad weaker now than right one . Now if they will stay that way till I get to target draw / wt .

[snag]

I thought the lower limb was to be slightly stiffer than the upper limb? Wasn't the left limb going to be the lower limb?

[frankg]

The left was to be upper because of the way the limbs naturally bend to the right. I thought if they were positioned to bend left they might beat my arm up when shooting. The left (top now)was a lot stiffer than the right (bottem finally) untill I gave it more strokes than the other gradually taking it down . Hope it works out as I want .

[frankg]

Starting to get nervous and a bit excited all at the same time now  Im at 24" and 50# !! Its still looking like it does in last pic as far as tiller .  I made a string from two strands of  hemp , waxed up real good in anticipation . Hopefully have success tomorrow 

A  question............ should I start thinning the last 6" or so of the tip ends ? they are still a bit thicker back to belly ?

Thanks for the input !!

[frankg]

After lots and lots of scrapin I think Im did I have 50# at 27" and callin it close nuf ! I got some stain dryin on it an gettin ready for couple coats of tung oil before I put a buckskin wrap on handle. Heres a pic of 26" on stick.

 

[dbb]

If my frst looked like that id be damn proud

/Mikael
P.s The tillerstick is off the gridpaper by a half inch or so,a bit weird to make sense of it at first. D.s

[frankg]

Thanks dbb ! Im tickled it came out without blowing up ! Got a lot of good guidence here ! That graph thing slipped on my nail (wind blowing some). The tung oil is drying its second coat now .

[Del the cat]

I'm working on my first Osage bow. If it turns out as well as that I'll be a happy cat .
Del

[frankg]

Thanks Del ! I have the grip on now an will post a pic after bit of how it turned out.