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Pat1107:
Hey everyone im Pat, and very new to bow building as i completed my first bow in December. I built a red oak board bow with a hickory backing. My bow ended up having a ton of set, and it basically looked strung when unstrung. I was hoping to get some ideas as how to prevent this problem in the future. Do i need to just reflex it alot? Or do you think it could have just been a shotty tiller which is very possible as i kinda hurried the bow so it would be done by Christmas. Any help would be great, im just trying to learn as much as i can so i can make something worth shooting.

Gus:
Hi Pat, Welcome Aboard!

A couple things that will help the folks here diagnose your problem are the specs of your bow and above all Photos of said bow.

At a minimum it would be good to know how long your bow is nock to nock.
The width profile from the fades out to your tips at the nock.

Also helpful info:
Handle type, bendy handle, or non bending handle.
With arrow pass or no arrow pass.
Board bow or stave bow?
If a stave bow, was the wood properly seasoned?

And photos are worth a thousand words... :)

Have you noticed any Fretting or Lateral Cracks in the Red Oak belly?
 
-gus

Pat1107:
Here are some pics of my bow. As far as the dimensions i cant tell you that because i am not in the same city as my bow right now. I built it following a website poorfolkbows.com i followed the build along fairly closely except for a backing i used 1/4" hickory and my red oak board was 5 ft. instead of the 6ft that the guy builds so i just subtracted an even amount for the dimensions of the bow. The red oak was just a standard board i bought from Home Depot. Wish i could tell you more but as i dont have the bow with me its kinda hard to come up with.

Pat1107:
forgot to say this info...non bending handle, no arrow rest, board bow, and did not notice any cracking until later a splinter arose on the backing not on the belly however, but im pretty sure that crack was due to a lousy tiller. I took off a little too much wood near the fades so im pretty sure thats what cracked it.

Gus:
Pat did you say your Hickory Backing was a 1/4 inch thick?

-gus

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