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joren1993:

--- Quote from: alanesq on January 04, 2009, 05:53:50 am ---
I would think building it to bend through the handle will be easier on the wood (as the stress is spread through the entire length of the bow)
so a full compass bow is less likely to fail (although its more difficult to make)


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yeh now I think about it I think youre right.

bow-toxo:

--- Quote from: adb on January 06, 2009, 08:54:48 pm ---
--- Quote from: bow-toxo on January 05, 2009, 06:40:51 pm ---
--- Quote from: joren1993 on January 03, 2009, 08:13:50 am ---yes I know, but I ment building one which bends trough the handle or build one
which doesnt;)

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 I would suggest that rather than tiller by eyeballing, I mark several appropriately sized arcs on a six foot length of wrapping paper with a pencil through the loop of a bowstring used as a compass. For me, that is safer.

                                                                                                        Erik

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So, without "eyeballing", how do you get to your perfectly drawn curve?

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Lay the tillered bow on the paper to check against the arcs, then reduce the parts you find too stiff.

alanesq:

I like to photograph my bow on the tiller then draw an arc on the resulting picture when I am  not sure how its going

e.g.

bow-toxo:

--- Quote from: alanesq on January 07, 2009, 06:25:48 pm ---
I like to photograph my bow on the tiller then draw an arc on the resulting picture when I am  not sure how its going

e.g.

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If you draw the arc on paper [ or floor] before the bow is on the tiller you can make the adjustments as you go along rather than check afterward to see if you screwed up. You don't need a camera.

                   Erik

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