Main Discussion Area > Bows
New project
sleek:
--- Quote from: DC on March 22, 2019, 10:07:04 pm ---What I'm comparing it with is my daily shooter. Probably got 1500-200 shots. At 26" a 400 grain arrow is 175fps. a 300 gr arrow is 192fps. at 28" the 400 is 190fps and the 300 is 210fps The new bow is 26",400gr,163fps. 10 fps slower. Oh that's not quite a dismal as I was thinking. That's cheered me up a bit. I'll see what happens tomorrow. I can actually get some more working limb to make 28 in safer. Maybe, just maybe ;D
--- End quote ---
Id love to see this bow, have a link to it? Is this the bow you used as a reference for this new bow?
DC:
I think you've seen it. Since I posted it the tiller changed a bit and I had to turn it upside down, changed the arrow pass and put a new handle on it. I used the brain tan that BowEd sent me. Where is he???
https://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,64730.0.html
DC:
--- Quote from: Badger on March 22, 2019, 08:53:02 am --- Of course, every wood removal you have to reset benchmark. It takes my several pulls to get down to the benchmark after a wood removal.
--- End quote ---
I'm still not sure I'm doing the tillering right. Is there a minimum distance between the benchmark and how for you pull it to exercise. I was only going an inch or two. Maybe if I had gone more the set might have shown up?
DC:
--- Quote from: maitus on March 23, 2019, 12:28:42 am ---Why not to sinew back this bow :)?
--- End quote ---
I'm seriously considering it. I'm trying to decide whether to grind off the Maple and just have a sinew backed Yew that may be too light unless I pile on the sinew. Or I could leave the Maple on and risk having to tiller off all the Yew. I could grind the Maple off the working limb and leave it on the levers and just sinew the WL. I've only done one sinewed bow so all these options are very confusing. I think I want to play with it as is for a bit. I have to keep reminding myself that except for the backing all this wood was headed for the fire pit so al I've lost is time and I've got lots of that. Up until I run out, of course ;D ;D
PatM:
I would reduce the maple a bit hopefully eliminating the sliver and then sinew. You should be able to end up right where you planned with a bit more built in safety.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version