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Help with reducing mass on tips
Selfbowman:
Side view with the pencil and draw weight? That pic tells me if it’s 45-50 pound bow it’s not the tips it’s probably design. Need pic of side profile of the entire bow.
bobnewboy:
As has been said, less horn means lighter tips. Also you can make the cross section of the limb tip into a triangle, with the bow’s back being one of the triangular sides, and a ridge running down the belly. That way, you still have the original thickness of the limb tip back-to-belly, but lose a little wood from the sides where it shouldn’t make much difference to bending resistance. Eventually you will run up against lateral stability though.
Cheers, Bob
Selfbowman:
--- Quote from: bobnewboy on October 18, 2023, 11:36:43 am ---As has been said, less horn means lighter tips. Also you can make the cross section of the limb tip into a triangle, with the bow’s back being one of the triangular sides, and a ridge running down the belly. That way, you still have the original thickness of the limb tip back-to-belly, but lose a little wood from the sides where it shouldn’t make much difference to bending resistance. Eventually you will run up against lateral stability though.
Cheers, Bob
--- End quote ---
I agree Bob . I’m backwards as usual. I trap the back and transition to thicker more narrow limb tip the last two inches.
RyanY:
Don’t use such a big pencil for comparison next time! ;D
Del the cat:
only needs a groove on the back. Any material wider than the groove isn't doing anything and can be removed. Anything wider or deeper than the groove that is out beyond the string can be removed.
As I've said before... reduce it until it breaks, then go back a tad >:D
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