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Hickory bow build.
superdav95:
Thanks guys! I’m eager to get it bending this week
superdav95:
--- Quote from: Pat B on March 03, 2023, 01:15:31 pm ---Very cool build, Dave. How much reflex do you thing she'll hold after shooting her in?
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Pat. I’m hoping to keep about 7” or more if lucky after shooting it in. Heck I’d take 6” if it shoots well and would just make it easier to string. We shall see this week. I’m gonna do some tillering on it this week.
superdav95:
Quick update.
So something weird but explainable happened when tillering this bow. I gained reflex! About 1/2” or so. I went from 10.5” after removing the string holding it in backset while everything dried to now about 11.25-11.5”. Only explanation I can see is that by removing belly wood scraping with card scraper I’ve essentially removed some of the resistance on the tension side being the sinew thereby giving more reflex. Just a bit mins you but that’s a first for me. By removing belly wood resistance against the sinew pulling the opposite direction it pulled more reflex if that makes sense. Does this makes sense to anyone else out there or am I losing it??? ;). Anyway here a couple pics. It’s getting to about 1:1 ratio of wood to sinew thickness in bending parts so it should be a screamer! It’s still got lots of weight to scrape off yet too. Also had to make a new set of leather boots for a new stringer for this highly reflexed monster as my old set are not stable enough with this bow. Have a look. I got this idea from bowed actually and I think it should work better. Thanks for following along
Cheers.
Dave
superdav95:
Couple more
Bob Barnes:
wow! Put on a hardhat and some safety glasses... :OK I think they make a jig for stringing bows like that...and do it in several steps...
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