Main Discussion Area > Bows
“Y” or “V” cross section
medicinewheel:
Well, from my humble little experience in bow building I would bet that even the most perfect piece of osage will fret mercilessly with this design.
And even if not I second on organic-archer's last statement.
simk:
my gut also says it's not very reasonable to do so. altough there are lighter victorian longbows that have the v cross section (maybe off-cuts from the sides from a thicker stave where they did not have enough thickness when rounding them......just my thgought). also the burgundian longbows made from laburnum and yew sometimes had a similar cross section (5 corners) => I once made this cross section and the bow worked pretty fine.....not a real V but 5 corners with one on the belly-center....
still do not completly understand the principle.... (lol)
Zugul:
I think that could be a good cross section for the levers of a Mollegabet bow, making that part very stiff compared to a "normal" cross section of the same weight. Maybe someone more skilled then me could try this sort of improvement :BB
superdav95:
I’ve messed around with this idea on the tips of my molle style bows. Here’s some pics of the lever on one of my molle bows. It made the transition look nice and it’s functional in that it reduces mass. I could have gone even thinner on mine here really.
superdav95:
Here’s another one where I dished out the fades a bit to lesson the mass. Still plenty strong.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version