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Offline lowell

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Take a look and give opinion
« on: August 12, 2011, 09:05:33 pm »
Started this bow a year or 2 ago...pick it up the other day and decided to play with it.  Flipped the tips some  and re-tillered.  Shot it some and it is my fasted bow so far.  It is also a little higher poundage than I usually end up with too.

 It is osage at about 52# at 26" ...66" ttt....that is maybe 5# more than I usually shoot but it feels good!!  I'm thinking of the top limb being the right limb.

  If anyone sees something I should fix or change I would like to hear it!  8)
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Offline makenzie71

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #1 on: August 12, 2011, 09:19:00 pm »
I like it...the tiller isn't perfect but pretty close.  If it shoots fine, that's what really matters.
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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2011, 09:58:50 pm »
2 thumbs up.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2011, 09:59:25 pm »
Right limb looks stiff where the thick spot is and towards the handle, otherwise Im digging it!
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Offline aznboi3644

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2011, 11:09:15 pm »
I'd keep it and make the left limb the top.
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Offline lowell

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2011, 12:16:15 am »
Thanks all.

   Aznboi3644...Thanks, I think I will switch the top to the left side and leave the limbs alone...I like the little bit higher poundage and don't want to lose it!!

  Should the stonger limb usually be the lower limb??

  That thick spot on the right limb is a kind of gnarly section that I'm always afraid to take too much wood from!! :-\
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Offline BowJunkie

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #6 on: August 13, 2011, 12:42:10 am »
I would make the left limb the bottom, call it a bow, and start looking for "potential animal" victims.  :)
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Offline lowell

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #7 on: August 13, 2011, 12:55:58 am »
That's the plan BowJunkie....it's going to be my new hunting bow for this fall!!
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Offline Elktracker

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #8 on: August 13, 2011, 01:33:10 am »
I think its a great looking bow, I like to have my lower limb a tad stiffer than the top. Nice work IMHO

Josh
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #9 on: August 13, 2011, 08:37:43 am »
Looks good to me.
To avoid the top/bottom limb debate, I suggest you shoot it sideways ;).
Del
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Offline half eye

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #10 on: August 13, 2011, 11:46:22 am »
Lowell,
     Might sound stupid, but I usually shoot my bows both ways and let the bow's performance tell me what is best. Lately I'm likin the bendy handle "D" bows and you might be suprised which way the bow shoots best, eh?
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Offline wvarcher

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2011, 05:52:32 pm »
The left limb looks to be bending more than the right. 
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Offline Gordon

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2011, 07:49:09 pm »
The left limb is a little weak relative to the right.  If it were me, I'd scrap the right to even it out a bit and then make the left the upper limb.
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Offline snag

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Re: Take a look and give opinion
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2011, 08:41:35 pm »
Oh good...thanks Gordon, that was what I was thinking also. As a newbie around selfbows I started to second guess myself. Glad to see I had it right the first time.
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