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is my project doomed from the start?
Zugul:
just a question, where do you normally measure the width of a knot? because this one is very small on the belly side (1/4") but becomes a lot bigger on the back of the stave ( 3/4"). So if I leave the right amount of wood around it on the belly I'm pretty narrow on the back, the other way around if I follow the width on the back I'm probably over compensating on the belly. I hope I explained it properly :P
SLIMBOB:
The back. You need the extra width to protect the back. The extra wood on the belly will simply be made thinner so it will bend.
M2A:
looking good so far. 1/4 off center should work well for you. I always try and keep string alignment closer to arrow pass side. you could even cheat the nocks over to get a little closer depending on what you want, still need arrows spined well. If you follow the grain around that knot it should give you the width of good material you need(maybe too simple of a statement....) draw with a pencil first and have a look and measure, but I like what Slimbob advice is. Good luck!
Mike
Zugul:
so, after a very long time I've started working again on this bow. First of all I took off the string nocks I made, since I could not make the tillering string stay in place securely. I've opted for simple wood tip overlays instead, wich I'll leave roughed out until the bow is pretty much complete. After that I sanded down all corners and I used a caliper to make sure there were no thick spots on the limbs. Lastly I used a straight edge to mark a line on one side of the bow, from the center out to both tips. This way I can see better what areas are bending more then the others, simply watching how the line is bending. Here is where i'm at now, 35# at 3". All advice are welcome!
3" draw lenght, I've added the straight green lines to make it easier to see the bend.
if you click on the pictures you can see them on flickr and there you can zoom on them to see the line better ;)
Jake Spoon:
Following this thread. Best of luck to you with it!!
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