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Hickory bow build.
Selfbowman:
Question does that string get slack after the sinew is dry.
superdav95:
Arvin, Not usually but it will keep a good amount of the reflex induced. I did a bow similar to this one last year that had about 10.5-11” of induced reflex tied off while applied sinew and kept about 6-7” after shooting in. Every bow is different. We shall see what this one does but it should be a screamer. I’ve still got more reflex to put into it with final layer of sinew as well. I’ve got more thinning and reducing of tip weight mass yet to do I’m hopeful it’s gonna perform well.
bentstick54:
Still following along. Looking great. Really looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
superdav95:
--- Quote from: bentstick54 on February 18, 2023, 09:12:36 am ---Still following along. Looking great. Really looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
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Thanks bentstick. I’ll wait till mid next week to do final layer and then give it a good couple weeks of drying before I touch it again. I’ll do mc checks as I get close to 2 weeks and monitor it. Thanks for following along.
Dave
superdav95:
Update on this sinew backed hickory bow. I put last layer of sinew on this bow this am. It was the longest bundles saved for final coat. 16-17 grams each bundle. Went on nicely. 80-90 grams total. This matched with equivalent weight in glue so approx 170-180grams. I didn’t weight the bow prior to applying the sinew. I guess I should have done that but got eager to get going on it and it was too late. I have to remove some mass anyway from the tips and the handle area yet anyway so it may not have been reflective of actual final finish mass. As it is now I’ve pulled into 10-11” reflex forced into the back strung tension with the string. I suspect it will keep 6-7” of this. Hopefully 7”. I’m hoping it will be close to 190-195 fps with hunting weight arrow. This may seem overly ambitious for this bow but we shall see. The person this will go to will test it out for flight no doubt so I’m very curious on the potential result. I know that a lot of flight depends on the arrow too but hoping for good things with this bow. So just to recap… this bow was just bent to low brace then 3 layers of sinew with progressive increased back tension string applied to 10-11”. I believe this will give good results and not over stress the wood belly fibres and allow the wood and sinew combination to thrive as a new glorious thing altogether. We shall see. Now we wait. 2 weeks before I do anything more. I’ll keep y’all posted. Thanks for following along!
Cheers.
Dave
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