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lowell:
In past I have always looked for the straightest, cleanest stave I had.

 This one I went the other direction. This one is a little snakey and has some knots to deal with that I have not had in the past. The one side was a little deflexed before but seems to be taking more as it is worked???

 I hope for this bow to be a turkey bow I can shoot from my blind.

  It is 54 inches long and I'm shooting for a target wieght of 45# to 50#  @26". It is pulling 45 at 20" in the picture with a brace of about 3 inches.

  I have to take some more wood off to reach poundage but not sure where it should be bending more??  Tips??  Fades??? Middle??

  Any thoughts are welcome and appreciated.

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DanaM:
Looks like it could bend more at the fades but I'm no expert
I 'd wait for others to weigh in, I will say its time to slow down
don't want to come in light.

Dana

Pat B:
The right hand fade and out a bit looks stiff at full draw. The first pic shows that area having some deflex. Is that where a knot is?  I think I'd try to heat that area back flat like the other limb then get it to bend a bit more. Other than that she looks real good. ;)     Pat

lowell:
Pat B,

  The knot is on the left side. The deflex seems to be where the snakey part out from the handle ends. Heating that area straight sounds like a good idea!!  Thanks!!

  Then make it bend more near the handle???



 The pics of turkeys were out shop window when I was taking pictures of bow.....also my inspiration for the bow!!!

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GregB:

The right hand limb looks thick from the fades out about 8" or so. Could be just deceiving in the picture angle.

If that limb had deflex to begin with in that area, my guess is that you're attempting to make it "look" tillered even with the other limb, but could end up with that section of the right limb actually stiff due to natural deflex. I think there are times when a bow may not look well tillered, but actually is due to working around area's such as natural reflex or knots. :)

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