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How do you draw a high-weight English Longbow?
mikekeswick:
Del's right you know Adb...... ;)
As for making a 32 draw bow the same efficency at a shorter draw the answer is to narrow it.
With regards to using different tillers well IMO it all just comes back to front profile taper. The corresponding thickness taper then determines how much bend it can take at any point along the limb without taking excessive set.....simples ;D
WillS:
That's curious. What does that mean for a typical warbow then? I've always made a self yew warbow front profile thick in the middle until about midlimb, with a slow taper towards the tips from there, then a rapid taper over the last 6" or so. The thickness taper is always straight, from handle area to tip.
That means that in theory the middle shouldnt bend while the tips bend excessively, which for a full compass bow is of course not the case...
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: WillS on September 25, 2013, 10:24:41 am ---That's curious. What does that mean for a typical warbow then? I've always made a self yew warbow front profile thick in the middle until about midlimb, with a slow taper towards the tips from there, then a rapid taper over the last 6" or so. The thickness taper is always straight, from handle area to tip.
That means that in theory the middle shouldnt bend while the tips bend excessively, which for a full compass bow is of course not the case...
--- End quote ---
If you take a length of 1x1 slap a string on it and put it on the tiller you will see it bends mostly in the middle.
Parallel front profile near the grip doesn't mean it won't bend there.
All this "front profile equates to tiller" is (IMO) bunkum...
(Thickness is vastly more important^3 )
Del
(Scampers off to hide in my secret cat nest before Mike gets back.... ;) as this is our fave' argument >:D and I was getting really worried when Mike said 'Dels right')
adb:
Sorry, Del... I respectfully disagree. Even tapers make even bends. That includes both front profiles and thickness profiles. This is something I've learned thru experience over the years.
Also, yes... bows are beginning to bend throughout their length from the beginning, but the amount they bend and where they're doing it will vary depending on tiller. That being said, I tiller my warbows so they don't fully bend in the middle until right at the end of full draw. Pictures don't lie.
Peter-t123:
dont bother trying to teach yourself to draw a heavy bow to 28, start as you mean to go on and draw it to 32...
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