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Trilam Warbow Hickory/Greenheart/Hickory 125-130lbs@32"

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Ian.:
Toomanyknots - I am totally with Mike on this one, too many bowyers like to disguise bad bow making as normal; 3" of set is really beyond normal, you should be aiming for 1" maybe 1.5". When you speak of deflexed staves we don't consider that set, only the amount of follow the bow has taken after being tillered is counted, that isn't to say a low set, deflexed bow will shoot well though.

Yeomanbowman:
I feel it is worth pointing out, as I understand, that under Dutch law a commercial bow must be tillered to 2" over the stated draw length, therefor the bow in question has been drawn to 34" which is a looong way back.  This would make for more set but ensure a very safe bow.
I'm I right DarkSoul?

toomanyknots:

--- Quote from: Ian. on March 05, 2013, 12:44:45 pm ---Toomanyknots - I am totally with Mike on this one, too many bowyers like to disguise bad bow making as normal; 3" of set is really beyond normal, you should be aiming for 1" maybe 1.5". When you speak of deflexed staves we don't consider that set, only the amount of follow the bow has taken after being tillered is counted, that isn't to say a low set, deflexed bow will shoot well though.

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I am not in anyway referring to poor craftsmanship as normal or acceptable. I did not hear anyone mention the difference between string follow and set in this thread, I said string follow which I took to be understood as string follow. Mike said set which I take to be understood as set.

EDIT: And I don't have any problem calling a bow, especially hickory which in my opinion doesn't seem to be too hard to get a bow with zero follow out of in high weights even, (although I am aware of hickorys legendary compression weakness... although I am sure everyone would rather take a piece of hickory over red oak anyday,  ;) ),... I don't have any problems calling a such a bow over strained. Yes 3" is alot of string follow. I was just trying to put things in perspective, and share some related thoughts I have on the subject, I don't give a hoot about fairbow either way, nor do I have any personal knowledge if they're bows are quality or not. ...But basically in regards to wooden bows, set happens. String follow happens. New bows have less of it. Old bows have more of it. Anything under 2" is fine.

DarkSoul:

--- Quote from: Yeomanbowman on March 05, 2013, 12:58:33 pm ---I feel it is worth pointing out, as I understand, that under Dutch law a commercial bow must be tillered to 2" over the stated draw length, therefor the bow in question has been drawn to 34" which is a looong way back.  This would make for more set but ensure a very safe bow.
I'm I right DarkSoul?

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Hm, I'm not aware of any actual laws regarding hand bows. There is some jurisdiction on crossbows, but I THINK there is nothing in Dutch law about hand bows. I could be mistaken here, but I've never heard of that 2" over tillered before. I do know that Fairbow tillers her bows to a bit more than the listed drawlength, which I can relate to in order to ensure a durable bow. Most of their bows are listed as for instance 60#@28", max draw 70#@30". They won't prefer to sell such a bow to someone with a true 30" drawlength, but it is a guarantee that the bow was tillered and pulled all the way to 30" with success.
I'm still not sure whether this is an actual law, or just a choice made by the company.

Del the cat:
I can't imagine any country bothering to legislate about the tillering of bows.
Of course all my bows are CE marked O:) and meet all EU requirements for electromagnetic interference and susceptibility  ;)
Del

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