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Bracing techniques
Rich Saffold:
Dave, I use the same method on bows over 80#'s and 6'..Done a few over 100#'s, and prefer doing this over using a stringer on these bows since any material failure could be fatal :o I want those limbs flying away from me if something gives.
Rich
Coo-wah-chobee:
AW-common' Rich-wheres your spirit of adventure-ha-ha-ha-ha---just kidding----bob
Dane:
--- Quote from: Marc St Louis on January 09, 2007, 09:26:14 pm ---What I do with the jig for recurves is hook one recurve under a dowel that is placed in the top hole of the jig. Then firmly grabbing the other limb at the recurve, firmly so that the bow doesn't twist around, I bend the other limb down to just past the matching hole on the other side and place the dowel in. I then just bend the limbs down to where I can brace the bow using the dowels to hold the limbs bent as I put the string on.
This is the jig I made for bracing very heavy longbows
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Marc, could you explain how this jig works? I can't quite understand it...maybe it is too early in the morning? :) Thanks!
Marc St Louis:
First of all the longbow bracer has a 2x4 that spans across the 2 sides at the bottom, there's also a matching 2x4 at the other end but that's just to hold it together. This I use to screw the whole thing down a solid surface so it doesn't move when I use it. Then what I do is I hook the lower tip under the far end of the bracer, where you can see a half round cut out. Then I place the dowel between the string and the bow, the location of the dowel is approximately at the center of the bow. Then I simply put my weight on the upper limb and bend it down while sliding the string up till I can brace the bow. Very simple
Dane:
Thanks, Marc. I get it now. This might be exactly what I am looking for.
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