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My first attempt to build a bow
fieldmouse:
Ok, it's at 10" draw at 50#. I'm shooting for 50# at 26.
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zenmonkeyman:
You're going to end up with a lot of set if you pull too much weight before you need to, especially at hinges like you've got at the fade on the right. The rule of thumb I keep reading here is that you'll pick up 3# for every inch of draw. When you've got 10" of tip movement at 20-25#, brace it, then gradually work up the weight from there.
El Destructo:
Never pull your Bow during Tillering to anything higher than the Weight that You are shooting for...never! Also make sure that when You are taking Pictures of the Tillering Process ...that you do it from directly in front of the Bow...these Pictures are on an Angle and give false perspectives of what the Tiller really looks like....believe me it will mess things up! Go slow...watch the Bend...mark what isn't bending smoothly...scrape only these Areas...and then bend it again and again...doing the same thing...but never go over the 50 pounds that you want it to be in the end...overstressing it now will ruin it for you...I can not emphasize it too much...go slow and learn from every scrape you make....JMO
fieldmouse:
Yea, sorry about the angle. I had to borrow the wife and you get what you can get. When my kids get back, I'll post another pic.
fieldmouse:
Here is my pic for the day. I'm now pulling 50# at 20". I've got a better scale on the way that I bought off ebay. So, I guess I'm done for the weekend. I'll pick it up next weekend.
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