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Finger Calipers Build (full draw pg3)

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StickMark:
My uncle, a wood worker by hobby, always ask me about using the sensitivity of fingers. I have been getting away from constant measurements, at least to a degree. Using my fingers, eyeballing with some older bows as templates, that kind of thing. Slows my process down, and I find the build more enjoyable.

 

Hawkdancer:
Neat!  How do you calibrate finger calipers! (lol). Nice bow! 
Hawkdancer

bjrogg:

--- Quote from: Hawkdancer on March 12, 2023, 04:45:12 am ---Neat!  How do you calibrate finger calipers! (lol). Nice bow! 
Hawkdancer

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You take your favorite selfbow and slide your finger calipers carefully from fade to tip allowing them to feel the limb slightly loosening in the fingers.

Then from tip to fade feeling the slight increase in tension between the finger calipers as the limbs thickness increases ever so slightly as it moves towards the fades.

It might take a little time. But I always enjoy calibrating them this way anyhow.

Bjrogg

PS one other tip. I don’t squeeze my fingers together tightly and “measure” the changes they open and close. I lightly squeeze them and hold them at the same angle. Then the pads of my fingers detect the changes in thickness

simk:
The precision of finger calipers is astonishing every time again  :) ...and so is eye measure. In every build there's a time when you can put aside measuring instruments and rely on your fingers and eyes.... sometimes I don't really trust them and remeasure but then eye and fingers always seem to be right.
Nice bow by the way!
cheers

bjrogg:
I let my “bow” sit for a few days. This morning I put it on the tree for the first time.

I slowly exercised her out to about 24.5” and looks like about 32 lbs.

It might not be perfect. But I have to admit I am surprised how good it looks.

Bjrogg

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