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Thanks Ryan
Ryano:
This what the static should look like.
Ryano:
Finished full draw static recurve
Finished full draw working recurve
GregB:
Not trying to rob Pappy's string here...we're in on this together. All these bows had been roughed in for a good while, not with the intention of making recurves from them. Basically they were all spliced in the handle osage billets where I had been practicing handle splicing. I decided to give them away to friends in the club, so we all could attempt making recurves from them. This is new to us, so I thought it would be a good way to get us trying out something new. Also with Ryan coming to the Classic, it should be a great opportunity for us to learn from a master! ;)
I recalled Ryan mentioning that he left his handle shaping for last, but we already had these bows to work with. If we have trouble with some of them, I'm sure we'll learn from it...always more wood. :)
We appreciate any suggestions any of you can give us. Mostly worried about getting the bows to brace. After that we can get them on the tillering tree and should be at least more in a comfort zone for us. They were floor tillered when we steamed them. Not used to Ryans method of putting the handle in the vise and pulling on the tip. By only being able to see one limb bending at a time, looks like it could be some problems balancing the limbs without having done it before? Guess that's how you learn though...dive in! ;D
GregB:
Ryan, you posted those pics while I was writing my book on the last post. ;D Great looking bows, certainly hope we can do the same. We jumped the easy hurtle of steaming them, I think the tillering is going to be much more difficult. Also these bows are starting their taper to the tips at mid limb. If I was making one from scratch with the highest hopes of success, I probably would have left the limbs wide closer to the tips to cut back on potential propellar. I bet these bows really have to have the limbs lined up well and without propellar with the stress on them. I remember you had said you tweak the limbs sometimes with dry heat as needed.
Ryano:
Yep Greg, some times two or three times before I get the string to stay on....Getting them to brace isnt so hard, the vise is the best method Ive found so far. Take thickness measurements from side to sid if you need to to keep them close to balanced. I just tiller enough to get it bending fairly even after recurving, then I switch to the long string and tillering rack. If it seems fairly balanced then I get a string on it asap, corect the string alignment if need be and then tiller with the short string. ;D
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