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GULP! New HBC R/D

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Justin Snyder:
Looks good man. The upper limb is bending farther.  I would keep working the areas that you have been.  Only scrape each limb about 10 times, then exercise it.  Justin

huntersim:
Chris, borrowed your picture, hope you don’t mind.

In my experience, with glue-ups similar to yours, the area between the red arrows will be stiff at first, with the area where the blue arrow is, week (like you found out). The transition between the two areas tends to be the hard section on a refex/deflex for me (with glue-ups like this). Get the area mid to lower mid limb moving well before you get it on a short string and you shouldn’t end up with any big surprises.

After you get a short string on it, and it doesn’t show week outer limbs, I start to work the entire limb.

I have the most luck floor tillering a bow like that, in front of a mirror, until the mid limb comes around and doesn’t show a stiff area. Then I go to a short string.

Don’t know if any of this helps, it looks as if you got it figured out. Just figured I’d throw my 2 cents in.


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Minuteman:
Don't mind at all,Matt. In fact thank you .  :) I'm beginning to understand why forlks say RD bows are a pain to tiller. It was just like you said the part I had reflexed(where the clamp was) didn't wanna bend and the part where the reflex softened some wanted to bend quicker. I'm thinking thats why Torges trapped his limbs through that section. At least I think thats what he said in the video if my memory serves me.
 The inner part of the limb near the fades hasn't been touched yet . Its still full thickness nearly 3/4". I'm wondering how the deflex has affected the woods response to tension. Seems to want to bend readily. Neat stuff, to me its all new. ;D
 I'll get on it again tomorrow in the mornin if my migraine is done by then. :'(
 Chris

huntersim:
The way I see deflex is like a big lever. If you set a lever almost strait up, under a big rock its hard to pull down (no leverage). If you set the lever under the big rock at waist level, you gain better leverage. Deflex is like setting the lever lower. If that makes sense.

You might be right about why Torges says to trapp the mid limb. It also gives you a better neutral plane in that area of the limb. So it seems to serve 2 purposes.

Another thing that might help, once you get the bow on a short string, get the limbs absolutely as even as you can. Its tougher to see the quicker bending areas at brace height, but its a huge help in avoiding a hing.

I think you'll get a good bow out of this one, just take your time.

Marc St Louis:
You want to leave the outer limbs alone for now including the outer red arrow. Work the inner limbs, where Matt has put a red arrow

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