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WillS:
84" long, 82 rings per inch, seasoned Italian yew, Steve Stratton's experience... One day! Until then, I think I'll be satisfied with my 72", 40 rpi, unseasoned English yew with no experience! I should be grateful the bow didn't explode rather than fussing over some set!
Davepim:
Yeah that's a typical bow from Steve! My experience is that some staves will take a set no matter how quickly/carefully you tiller them, but some, especially those that started with a slight natural reflex will stay straight or even retain a slight reflex, even after shooting them for years. There are a lot of factors to take into account such as how long the stave has been seasoned, what it's moisture content is, ring count, original stave dimensions etc. I have made a few bows with no set - my most recent was only 63" or so long but tillered out to 33" (120lbs) and had no set.
Dave
WillS:
That's quite an achievement. Was it yew? How long was it seasoned for before starting?
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: WillS on May 15, 2013, 06:05:44 am ---84" long, 82 rings per inch, seasoned Italian yew, Steve Stratton's experience... One day! Until then, I think I'll be satisfied with my 72", 40 rpi, unseasoned English yew with no experience! I should be grateful the bow didn't explode rather than fussing over some set!
--- End quote ---
Yup 84" there's the clue.
If you scale that down as a length/draw your 72" bow would be drawing 72.4" and at that draw it may well have had no set.
Ok I realise, a simple scaling prob' isn't geometrically exact, but it gives an idea.
Bottom line, you don't get 'owt for n'owt
Del
Davepim:
Hi WillS, yes the bow was Italian yew, 3 year seasoned. I have to say that it came from a very dense, very narrow stave, with natural recurve, hence growth rings were very curved; maybe this also helps resist a set.
Dave
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