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Offline sleek

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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #105 on: January 26, 2021, 10:23:04 am »
Radius the back edges well before floor tiller. Normally its not critical but in this case I'd keep the odds in my favor.
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #106 on: January 26, 2021, 10:24:22 am »
Second visit to the caul.
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #107 on: January 26, 2021, 10:25:13 am »
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #108 on: January 26, 2021, 10:26:48 am »
I will Sleek I did on the test limb along with a good hard rub from my shaft tamer
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #109 on: January 26, 2021, 02:22:26 pm »
Well the back is done except for tip overlays. This is as straight as I could get it.
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #110 on: January 26, 2021, 02:23:18 pm »
Closer
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #111 on: January 26, 2021, 02:24:21 pm »
Other end
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #112 on: January 26, 2021, 02:25:17 pm »
That really looks good. How wide is it, how wide compared to your normal design, and are you going for your typical 50 pound draw?
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #113 on: January 26, 2021, 02:29:10 pm »
2-1/8 at fades. I’ve built them narrower and wider. It should work if not the test has been done.
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #114 on: January 26, 2021, 02:30:01 pm »
Arvin, that is impressive.  I REALLY hope that it does what we hope it will do and you break yet another record.  I'm totally impressed with how you took an idea and turned it into a totally working prototype...congrats.   :OK
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #115 on: January 26, 2021, 02:51:04 pm »
Thanks Bob . We’ll see. Tip overlays. Do you think I need to glue something across the back at the handle to keep side plate from splitting out if strung wrong? Just a hair to much side pressure.
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #116 on: January 26, 2021, 03:12:17 pm »
I'm not sure I understand your question, but tip overlays are good for preventing the sting being able to slit growth rings.  I don't know about the handle area, but someone else might.  I always have a piece of leather on my side plates anyway, but I just use barge cement on them.  If I wanted them for protection, I guess I would make them fit the entire site window area and I would use epoxy to attach them...
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #117 on: January 26, 2021, 04:10:51 pm »
How about this? It don’t want to reflex any more.
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #118 on: January 26, 2021, 04:27:28 pm »
Did you cut a dish into the back of the handle there?
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Re: Is the early wood the week link to cause set?
« Reply #119 on: January 26, 2021, 04:36:08 pm »
Yes going for 2” reflex. Well I’ll let that glue dry good for a few days and go quail hunting.
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