Heat bending deflex or letting it take set??

[bjrogg]

I would think shaping with heat. I never like to have a bend in the handle bend to much. It’s usually the last place I get working. Seems like if it was shaped with set it would already be bending to much.

Just my 2cent worth. But I was always thinking that the deflexed handle was t make a shorter bow with a longer draw. The reflex to give so early string tension. That’s just my guess though.

Bjrogg

[PatM]

I would think shaping with heat. I never like to have a bend in the handle bend to much. It’s usually the last place I get working. Seems like if it was shaped with set it would already be bending to much.

Just my 2cent worth. But I was always thinking that the deflexed handle was t make a shorter bow with a longer draw. The reflex to give so early string tension. That’s just my guess though.

Bjrogg

 You're looking at it backwards.  It's a  double curve/gullwing.

[bjrogg]

I guess I’m still looking at it wrong. All I see is a deflexed handle and relaxed mid limbs.

Wouldn’t a gull wing have a reflexed handle then deflexed inners and reflexed outers? I’m not seeing that in the picture I’m looking at.

Bjrogg

[Selfbowman]

Gotcha Pat.  Arvin

[bjrogg]

Maybe I’m thinking that the belly is the back?
Bjrogg

[PatM]

You are.

[bjrogg]

Sorry about that. Seems like a design that you might try to salvage a bow that took to much set already.

Bjrogg

[druid]

Add the deflex unless it is natural. When I build a bendy handle bow I like to feel the handle bend only as I hit full draw so the handle area remains stiffer until late in the draw.

Exactly. Evergreen advice. 👍🏽

[PatM]

Sorry about that. Seems like a design that you might try to salvage a bow that took to much set already.

Bjrogg

 The design was nearly universal over a very large area for quite a while.  People still puzzle over exactly why but it would likely become clear if we lived  in that era and area.

  Even with sinew the same shape was often  used.

[bjrogg]

Thanks Pat. I know I probably should but I have never studied artifacts.

It does seem like a very odd design. I’m wondering how it does shoot? It seems like they got it bass ackwards. Especially for sinew backed. Very interesting
Bjrogg

[Jakesnyder]

Isn't it just a bend through the handle reflex deflex design?

[bjrogg]

Isn't it just a bend through the handle reflex deflex design?

I guess not. I thought so to, but it’s reflexed in the handle and deflexed through the mid limbs. Exactly the opposite of what I was thinking.

Bjrogg

[mmattockx]

Now you guys are confusing me. In the illustration in OP the back of the bow is to the right?


Mark

[PatM]

No, it's the left.   

[mmattockx]

No, it's the left.

Apparently I had it backwards as well.


Mark