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The finer points of tillering
bow-toxo:
--- Quote from: Rod on November 11, 2009, 08:11:05 am ---Perhaps it is not safe to make assumptions about the significance of the placement of bowyers marks without a study of the placement of such marks in relation to the centre of balance in the bow.
Rod.
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I was pleasantly surprised to find tha the MR bowyers marks were in the same position as those I put on my own bows before I had any information other than that the MR bowyers marks existed. It seemed like a natural place to put them in relation to the handle/point of balance.
Rod:
Agreed, it is the assumption I might might make, but in a conversation with Chris Boyton some time ago he expressed the opinion that the marks were not always placed so precisely as to fully justify this assumption.
My ppoint is only that it would perhaps be of interest to see a systematic study of their placement relative to the centre of balance.
Rod.
bow-toxo:
--- Quote from: Rod on November 14, 2009, 10:42:30 am ---Agreed, it is the assumption I might might make, but in a conversation with Chris Boyton some time ago he expressed the opinion that the marks were not always placed so precisely as to fully justify this assumption.
My ppoint is only that it would perhaps be of interest to see a systematic study of their placement relative to the centre of balance.
Rod.
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I only saw two or three and thought that was enough but would be happy to get additional information. Not all the bows had bowyers marks and I doubt that there is much more to it than individual preference. There seem lots of ways here to decide on handle/arrow pass position. I used to fret about it until finding the mrdiareval method in Lartdarcherie. Balance the bow on the thumb of the bow hand and close the hand. Problem solved. Also, you can't decide the bowyers mark position in relation to arrow pass until you have decided where the arrow pass position is.
Rod:
I can see that would work. My own preference would be to find the point of balance in the bow and place my point of contact there.
As far as bowyers marks are concerned, is it not just as likely that the mark just indicates the intended tiller by the bowyer marking what he considers to be the top limb?
Rod.
bow-toxo:
--- Quote from: Rod on November 20, 2009, 12:45:30 pm ---I can see that would work. My own preference would be to find the point of balance in the bow and place my point of contact there.
As far as bowyers marks are concerned, is it not just as likely that the mark just indicates the intended tiller by the bowyer marking what he considers to be the top limb?
Rod.
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I doubt it. Most MR bows had no such mark, and the marks were of various designs, I would think to identify the maker. Identifying marks were also used by other craftsmen for that purpose.
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