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Hazel longbow, 100# @ 28"
Del the cat:
Yeah, that's about right, by the time it braced you don't have much spare draw weight or draw left to play with.
It is simply so hard to get a warbow braced you need to get the tiller as good as possible as early as possible.
Del
FilipT:
Has anyone checked their warbows during tillering with Badger's mass calculator? I frequently use it for other bows and it works great and I think it probably works for warbows too.
Del the cat:
Not me, just not my thing.
Old English saying "you don't fatten a pig by weighing it" ;)
Del
Badger:
--- Quote from: Del the cat on October 18, 2017, 12:44:46 pm ---Not me, just not my thing.
Old English saying "you don't fatten a pig by weighing it" ;)
Del
--- End quote ---
I do religiously on ELBs, war bows or anything over 100# tend to do better coming in a bit lighter than suggested. I was working on an 85# bow today, with the tiller I was planning on using the suggested mass was 23 oz. The mass was dropping as I tillered so I lowered my target to 70#, bow came out beautiful at 20 oz. I am almost always working with different woods and different weights and the mass program is pretty good at letting me know how my design is working out and what I can expect. It also helps me get it right sometimes on the second attempt. If I start off too narrow I just have to go with what I have but if I start off too wide I can always narrow it as I go.
Del the cat:
"I do religiously on ELBs, war bows or anything over 100#"
@ Badger... I'd just like to point out we aren't supposed to talk about religion on here ;)
Del >:D
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