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Put ebony nocks on Rudders' warbow, had to shorten a bit, chrysaling???!
nineworlds9:
--- Quote from: Joec123able on March 15, 2013, 12:23:53 am ---Ok hmmmmmm it's a hickory ipe hickory bow I will tell you right now ipe would've made a much better wood for the belly you wouldn't have any chrysals hickory may be super strong under tension but it's not nearly as good in compression if I was to make that bow I would've used the ipe for the belly but
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I agree. I didn't make the bow originally..it's Rudderbows warbow. I'm just busy modifying (mutilating?) it. No worries, it was used and cheap.
Joec123able:
Ohh yea I know you didn't make it I think rudder bows shoulda been alittle smarter on the wood choice either way good luck with the bow !
nineworlds9:
Ok, so this is a 'shorter' bottom limb bow design for starters. Did some more reading in TBB. As I said, shortening the tips and having to take and additional 7/8" off the bottom limb moved the true center of the bow higher.
I just got done moving the grip and marking a new arrow pass 1" higher than the new true center. This leaves the bottom limb approx. 2" shorter than the top, which is in line with the original specs.
I also changed my stringing method from step through bottom limb down to step through bottom limb up...I think I was putting more of a bend in the bottom limb each time I braces the bow and didnt balance it by bending the upper limb before the draw, this is all discussed in TBB.
Anyway, I shot the bow again and it did very well...immediately after shooting a few times I noticed at brace height now having moved the grip and doing the new step through method that the bend in the limbs seems far more equal.
I went one further and after my last shooting session unbraced the bow and took some sandpaper to those alleged 'chrysal' spots...well it seems they may have just been in the bows original finish???
Once I got through the finish and started hitting the wood I wasn't able to see them anymore...unless they're too fine to see? But I can't feel anything with a needle point? Hmm. Maybe it was a lucky warning? I'm only drawing it to 31" from henceforth. I will take some new pics and video showing draw with the new grip location.
AH:
--- Quote from: nineworlds9 on March 14, 2013, 08:06:07 pm ---LOL. Del you're killin me. You make a good point. Thankfully I bought the bow used and paid a low price so not soo tragic. I currently lack the tools to drill my own nocks. Either way, impulsive and slightly misguided..perhaps :). The bows original tiller I think was suspect, perhaps I magnified the error.
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I have to kind of agree with that statement about the tiller...Every picture I see of a rudder war bow seems to be bending too much in the middle/handle area.
nineworlds9:
--- Quote from: Livefortheoutdoors on March 15, 2013, 02:03:12 am ---
--- Quote from: nineworlds9 on March 14, 2013, 08:06:07 pm ---LOL. Del you're killin me. You make a good point. Thankfully I bought the bow used and paid a low price so not soo tragic. I currently lack the tools to drill my own nocks. Either way, impulsive and slightly misguided..perhaps :). The bows original tiller I think was suspect, perhaps I magnified the error.
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I have to kind of agree with that statement about the tiller...Every picture I see of a rudder war bow seems to be bending too much in the middle/handle area.
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Agreed, I studied the first vid I made and indeed it's too stiff at the ends. At least at 33" draw. Gonna stop pulling it that far now that its only 72". 31" max from now on. New pics and vid soon.
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