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Del's Wonky Warbow
Ruddy Darter:
Thanks Del for another informative read (I think I'll give the steam a go, the sapwood is pretty thin on the stave I have, I'm going for a set up similar to another blog of yours on steaming. 8))
R.D.
willie:
sounds like fun, Del. almost as much fun as we had when we were kids, and lost most of our arrows by shooting them out of sight.
read your heat bending post on your blog, and must ask.....
are you concerned with the heat bends pulling out, if you wait until the bow is so close to being finished, before reflexing the tips?
you report that you did the bending at 100#@ 28", and I assume the bow came in as intended, 100#@32"?
DC:
Is it bending much in the handle? I watched the vid but I couldn't make up my mind if or how much it was bending. Did you just do a "z" splice or did you scoop out the back and put a splint in too? This will do a lot to reduce the "pucker factor" of spliced bows.
Del the cat:
It's a simple Z splice. I don't think it's bending too much in the handle I think the deflex just makes it look like that, also it rocks on the tiller as it is drawn, that movement may look like flexing... There is probably some movement as even with a thickened grip there is always a little flex. I can't make my mind up either! ::)
I've put a link to the vid in the original post for anyone else who wants it....
may as well add it hre too :laugh:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwbVP0upLLU
Del
mikekeswick:
Interesting bow Del :)
I don't think it is bending too much in the handle. It doesn't look 'strained' even at 32" to these eyes.
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