Main Discussion Area > HowTo's and Build-a-longs

My first attempt to build a bow

<< < (4/4)

El Destructo:
Now that looks good! I would work about the last 8 inches of Limb now if it were mine... get the last little bit bending a little more...unless you like the Stiff Tips...I prefer to have them all but the last 2-3 inches bending well....JMO.....and maybe a bit more at the Fades also...but watch it so you don't take off too much weight...

woodstick:
that looks spot on. good job i bet she is a shooter.

bubby:
are you still on the long string, you need to cut the nocks in and go to the short string. you should go to the short string once the bow is bending enough to get about 3" of brace height

Josh:
yeah... definitely need to get it off the long string... you risk coming in way under weight using the long string too long..  the string angle from the long string gives a higher weight reading than it will be at full brace  (took me like 5 bows to figure it out for myself  ;) )  If you haven't braced it for the first time yet, go ahead and brace it, you will be able to see true tiller better that way.  looking pretty good so far for a first. The first one is always the coolest, then you are hooked!  Good luck!   :)  -josh

fieldmouse:
Thanks for all the feedback guys.  It's pretty hard to do this buy only reading other people's builds, books and web sites.  I don't have the feel for it or I should say, a finish bow to go by.  However, it's awesome to have the support.  I have a member sending me a short string and hopefully, I haven't gone too far and passed my goal.  However if I did, some great advice I have already received, boards are cheap. ;)

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page