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WillS:
--- Quote from: Davepim on May 15, 2013, 10:11:54 am ---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,
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Ahem.
Cough.
Got any more?
Cough.
Seriously though, that sounds like a dream piece of wood. I'm sure it was your skill as well though, as I guess most of us know that it's surprisingly easy to take a fantastic piece of wood and make a poor bow if handled badly...
adb:
--- Quote from: Davepim on May 15, 2013, 06:19:00 am ---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
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You made a 63" bow, 120#@33"??? with no set. Very bold claim. Do you have any pictures? Sorry... I have a hard time believing you without pictures to back this up!
Ian.:
I would believe David above anyone if he said he was able to do it.
adb:
:-X
Davepim:
I tell a lie, the bow was 110lbs, 73.4" nock to nock
And here is a link to a video of it being shot
http://s289.photobucket.com/user/Davepim/media/04Nov2012_zpsc6bb38bb.mp4.html
Some of you may notice that it is a bit stiff in the upper limb; I have since re-tillered to correct this, but the bow is just as straight. I don't have the bow lined up against a measure, so you will just have to take my word for it about its length.
Cheers, Dave
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