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WindhoverMark:

--- Quote from: PEARL DRUMS/PEARLY/PD/DRUMS on December 06, 2022, 12:59:37 pm ---A more square pic fully drawn pic would make it easier to see your extra ounces. From what I can see your mid limbs need more movement, they are a bit flat. I bet its close to the 3 ozs you are looking for.

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I think I can get closer on my next attempt. I really started paying attention to mass pretty late in the tiller on this one and like I said, was just a bit too worried I was going to end up ruining the bow so I decided this was a good stopping point.


--- Quote from: BowEd on December 06, 2022, 02:56:04 pm ---Hickory IMO can be a top notch type wood.Nice bow you made there while paying attention to details.
In the future not quite so near handle or round in the handle bending on these D bows.You can get away with no hand shock with hickory but when making the same bow from osage more than likely there will be some.
The osage will need to be a more eliptical type bending bow because of it's density.

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It's a pretty sweet shooter (for a bendy), handshock is suprisingly light. But I am shooting fairly heavy arrows with high FOC. Not sure what you mean by "round in the handle" bend, does that mean continue the circular tiller through the handle?

George Tsoukalas:
Mark, very nice bow. Looks like the bottom limb is tillered well. The top may needs more movement  mid limb on.

But if she balances in the hand at full shoots well. I probably would leave it.

Jawge

PaSteve:
Nice job on that bow. Good luck hunting with it.

Aksel:
Nice bow!

You could reduce mass by making pin nocks.

Pappy:
Looks good to me, I like hickory also, very good bow wood if treated right. :)
 Pappy

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