holmgaard tiller along

[ZanderPommo]

well sorry
it broke--developed chrysals.........major dissapointment

[Dustybaer]

man, that's a pity.  i really liked it.

[radius]

dude,my guess is you dropped your cell phone alot

[ZanderPommo]

it is my belief that once the weight was upped to about 45 lbs which is what it felt like, the design was a bit too narrow to handle that much stress.
i advise anyone trying to build one similar to this one make it 2 to 2 1/4 in wide limbs, i think if i had my bow would have survived

if i get a chance within the next couple weeks ill still try to post some pics

[Parnell]

Hey, sorry I didn't get back to you earlier.  I had wondered about the cut out - in picture it appears like a convex sweep.  I haven't really done many with a cut out, but I've made a couple with a concave sweep going down to the shelf.  Was wondering if you found it made any difference with the arrow passing through. 

Sorry about the break.  Bummer.

[ZanderPommo]

well, since the angle of the pic was so low, it looks to be more severely concave than it really was, which was very slight

no negative flight characteristics that i could notice, but a very concave shelf may obstruct your sight very slightly while shooting??

[MaceG]

So the limb failed, not the handle?

[radius]

it is my belief that once the weight was upped to about 45 lbs which is what it felt like, the design was a bit too narrow to handle that much stress.
i advise anyone trying to build one similar to this one make it 2 to 2 1/4 in wide limbs, i think if i had my bow would have survived

if i get a chance within the next couple weeks ill still try to post some pics

with 2" wide limbs only 14 or so " long, i just built a holmegaard pulling about 55# @ 28"

[JustAim]

l know this post is off the subject but judging by your pictures, you need to call T.A.P.S. because it appears to me your house is haunted!!! If you look closely you can see faces in some of those orbs




 

[ZanderPommo]

 .....
who ya gonna call!......

radius, yeah i think 2 '' wide is a better design, and i believe tim baker recomends a 1-7/8 width for an eliptical style tillered bow, which would suggest that a 2'' or perhaps even 2-1/4 in wide design to help handle the stress and give a bit more peace of mind