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Holmegaard build along
adb:
I've been doing some sanding. 150X grit at the moment. I've rounded off the backing edges, and smoothed up all surfaces. The back is completely flat, with slightly radiused edges. The osage belly is rounded... just slightly. It definately is not flat.
The brace height is now at 6.5". I'm going to leave the bow braced for several hours, and sweat it a bit. This helps to further teach it to bend. The weight right now is just a touch heavy. We're at 58# @ 27". No worries. With some shooting, sweating, and more finish work, she should be spot on.
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adb:
If you recall, I mentioned another important aspect of brace height, in regard to Holmegaard bows. It's important to keep the string off the outer non-bending limbs. The string should only touch the limb at the nock. If the outer limbs are too thick , and the string touches them, the bow is VERY noisy. I mean TWANGGGG!!
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adb:
There is no rest or nock point, but at this point, I like to shoot the bow a bit. I just nock an arrow so it looks just reasonably (slightly) tip down, and shoot off my fist. First 4 arrows are OK! I have a 10 yard "range" set in my basement.
The cast seems... very snappy! I'm very pleased!
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adb:
The last few pics are a compilation of tiller progression, so you can see, a little easier, how it actually took shape.
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adb:
I've had a PM regarding where to purchase some of the tools I've been using, especially the scraper holder and burnishing tool. If anyone else is interested, drop me a PM.
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