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Hazel longbow, 100# @ 28"
Del the cat:
Left limb looks good, right looks a tad stiff.
Take a few even strokes of the rasp all along the right limb and put it on the tiller again.
Del
FilipT:
How about now? This is 100# at 26". I think right limb needs just a bit more. I am very near end and this here are last opportunities to correct the bend.
FilipT:
I removed just a bit wood from the right (upper) limb. Scale shows 100# at 27". I will continue tomorrow because it's getting dark and I have some other things to do. But bottom line is that I want to hear your opinion guys. What do you think of this bend, should I correct something or it's basically done and ready for 28" draw?
What is next for me, should I make radius on edges (currently it's small chamfer), scrape the tool marks, etc.?
WillS:
Personally I'd say the tips are still quite a bit too stiff - especially the left one in the last photo. You may well find that if you leave it the way it is currently that you start to develop chrysals on the belly around the handle area, out to mid-limb on both sides. It sort of depends what cross section you've gone for, but I'd be thinking about bringing those tips round quite a bit yet.
You also need to work out where you're going to be holding it and shooting it from - if it's on the tiller in the dead centre of the bow, and the pulley hook is on the dead centre of the string, when you put it in your hand the tiller will be off. Won't take much to correct it, but it's something you need to consider. If you're actually mounting the bow on the wall below centre, and the string pulley is just above centre then ignore all of that ;)
Finally - chrysals in hazel are often really hard to see, on account of the timber being so white. Make sure you give it a really careful check in different lighting from different angles - even the tiniest hairline chrysal can suddenly fold up and become an issue, so before you go any further be 100% certain you've not got any, otherwise you'll have to retiller to account for them.
FilipT:
It's bad light but if you look closely at center you can notice that bow sits in "saddle" at center but the pulley pulls 1" to the right. That is where I put arrows. I designed tiller setup this way so I don't need to worry about making lower limb stiffer. It simply becomes stiffer when you tiller it and produces balance while holding in hand.
I am looking constantly for this chysals, but I didn't find any. Bow is long 72" tip to tip, how much of length of tips should I correct?
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