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BBY wannabe Flightbow
sleek:
Id say I'd you can make the design so it takes maybe a half inch or less you would have a bow that could do well in flight. If you make another, make it wider with a not as wide bamboo backing. That should help on set.
I really do like that bow though. Very nice craftsmanship.
superdav95:
Nice bow. Will be curious on the speed it gets!
simk:
Sleek, the cross section is trapped significantly. I made it narrow because the originals were. Apart of making it a little wider I wouldnt know how to take it less set. Heat treating the belly sure is an option too but glued in reflex always dissappears after bending to 70%, its inevitable imho. I'd love to know your secrets and especially Harrys 🙃 still I'm quite ok with the outcome. What max speeds do you get from your bows, just curious? 🙃
Thanx Superdav, the 10gpp was somewhere in the mid 180's, the light one, approx 6 gpp 215 was my best shot 👍
Stixnstones:
Gorgeous lil bow...
sleek:
--- Quote from: simk on July 16, 2022, 04:44:10 am ---Sleek, the cross section is trapped significantly. I made it narrow because the originals were. Apart of making it a little wider I wouldnt know how to take it less set. Heat treating the belly sure is an option too but glued in reflex always dissappears after bending to 70%, its inevitable imho. I'd love to know your secrets and especially Harrys 🙃 still I'm quite ok with the outcome. What max speeds do you get from your bows, just curious? 🙃
Thanx Superdav, the 10gpp was somewhere in the mid 180's, the light one, approx 6 gpp 215 was my best shot 👍
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When it comes to laminated bows I don't have many secrets unfortunately. I haven't made many but I do plan to start getting more into it. 180s is really good speed. I think my self bow that broke the flight record was in that range. My fastest self bow so far hit 187fps but I couldn't repeat it so it may have been a fluke.
Your bow is faster than than I would have guessed it to be. It would be nice to see what that bow can do in flight. Do you have a location you can shoot it?
What state do you live in out if curiosity?
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