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PatM:
--- Quote from: Woodely on March 15, 2019, 01:25:54 pm ---I have only ever built one wide bow. I think it was 1 5/8" wide at the fades. The wood was perfect, I was barely 10 minutes into tillering and exercising it when it blew up on the tiller stick. Won't build another wide limb bow again, all my laminate bows end up at around 1 7/16" to 1 3/8" wide.
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Surely you don't think that was the cause.
bradsmith2010:
yes,, I like wide limb bows,, if it fits the design,, Badger made a comment a while back ,, that he had made some wide limb bows and surprised at the mass weight being light,, something like that,, I like thin limb bows too,, just what ever works best for the wood and design,, ok I guess I like all bows,, (-S
Woodely:
--- Quote from: PatM on March 15, 2019, 01:59:20 pm ---
--- Quote from: Woodely on March 15, 2019, 01:25:54 pm ---I have only ever built one wide bow. I think it was 1 5/8" wide at the fades. The wood was perfect, I was barely 10 minutes into tillering and exercising it when it blew up on the tiller stick. Won't build another wide limb bow again, all my laminate bows end up at around 1 7/16" to 1 3/8" wide.
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Surely you don't think that was the cause.
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I do as a matter of fact, it was to thin and not enough overlapping grain . I think that wide and thin can have a negligible effect on the woods stress limits.
Badger:
The comments I made about short working areas on the limb can be easily confused. When I can get away with short working areas I dod but in most cases I need most of the limb working to avoid set. I usually leave the last 8 or 10" pretty stiff and I like longer fades like 3" or even a bit more only if I can get away with it and not take too much set. Avoiding set is my #1 priority.
SLIMBOB:
I’m not sure 1 5/8” at the fade qualifies as “wide” in my book. I would call that “not wide”. Somewhat “normal” even. So normal that I would bet most of the bows posted on this site are in fact wider than that. If you had argued that 4 inches wide posed a problem...might have had some takers. Even 3 inches. But at 1 5/8...you’ll have a hard time selling that that width is in anyway, anything other than...common. But I am curious to hear more on the overlapping grain...
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