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Hackberry recurve build along, real time hopefully. ** DONE **
PEARL DRUMS:
Its been 3 days since I tempered the belly. I was going to hold off until tomorrow to get her low braced and tillered. I believe today is a better day just because. I dont think the bow will know the difference and hackberry prefers to be extra dry anyway. I like to get my bows tillered to 10-12" before I sinew them. I hope that translates to less suprises later. The bow now has tips and is ready to go. Its still perfectly straight. A low brace will tell me MUCH more about alignment. We shall see! If it needs corrections I can still use my heat gun to tweak it.
PEARL DRUMS:
Day - 5 sesssion two - 90 minutes
I have the bow tillered to 15" at a 3" brace. The weight is right where it should be and I see no reason I cant get a 50-55# bow. I like to use my tree only for the first few long string checks. After I get the bow braced I prefer to use my vice and wood scraps to hold the bow drawn while I eyeball and scrape. I also like leaving the string on the whole time and just lifting it to work on the belly. As you can see the right limb is a few pounds stronger. I will catch up with him after the sinew cures. The string tracks as close to perfect as I can get it. I didnt need to make any corrections as of yet. I still need to add string grooves to the statics bellies. I put the bow on my tree and drew it to 15 and it never moved. My alignment is super, the grooves wont be working too hard ;).
coaster500:
Very vice Drums, really enjoying this build!!
PEARL DRUMS:
Thanks Kip. My shoulders and elbows are telling me the same. Anytime I vary from osage to marshmellow wood they are happy!
coaster500:
;D Just notice my post "Very vice" ..... must have been that nice set of tips that caused the Freudian slip >:D
Man I know what you're talking about with the shoulders.... makes a guy start liking Yew and White woods quick :)
Great build!!!
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