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Kviljos mini warbow (new pics on page 3)
SimonUK:
Hi, that's a fine bow Kviljo. The yew warbow has to be one of the best looking bows around.
It's 70 inches long yes? Won't there be a risk of inducing a lot of set if you draw it to 30? My very first bow was also a 'mini' english yew longbow, even shorter than yours at 60 inches! I drew it to about 27 inches and got a lot of set. The wood wasn't very well dried though.
Kviljo:
It's closing in on 2" set now, with a little natural set. I've drawn it to 29" on the tiller, if I remember correctly. But I don't think I will be able to draw it much further than 30" before I have made a new and longer yew bow :)
Didn't Jaro show pictures of his 69" 90# bow beeing drawn 32"?
duffontap:
I think Jaro draws 30-31". Maybe he'll chime in.
J. D.
Kviljo:
Okay, I won't draw that far in a while anyway :)
Although I adjusted the bow slightly yesterday. Some small adjustments on the tiller, narrower tips (from 15 to 12mm) and new side-hornnocks.
I checked my weights, and now, with a 4" stringheight (measured from the back), and 2" stringfollow, it draws 85# at 27" and 91# at 28". Should be 103# at 30 when I get there some day ;)
The new sidenocks work like a dream by the way, not a sign of the string wanting to slip at all.
SimonUK:
I like the nock Kviljo, nice and simple. How long is the taper inside it?
I've just drilled holes 2 inches long inside my nocks. Now I realise that when they are fitted, the nock to nock length of the bow will reduce by about 3 inches :( I wish I'd made the taper a bit shorter now.
JD how long do you make the holes in your nocks?
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