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SLIMBOB:
Ok, gotcha. I thought it might be something of that nature. I chose to leave the area around the knot a little flat, just to lessen the load there, so the limb is a tad stiffer. I will make that limb my bottom limb. Still a bit of work to do on it, but I think it’s close. Thanks for the pics sir.
SLIMBOB:
But, as I look at your pics, it appears the opposite. If you look at the string, the loop is what I have been calling the upper limb, but it has appeared to be a tad stiffer, so I figured it will be the bottom. I will ponder this a bit. 🙂
superdav95:
Ya I may be bit off on my placement of the rulers. When I do this with my bow builds I make actual measurements and place yardstick at correct marks.
SLIMBOB:
Still, good information. I just need to interpret it correctly.
SLIMBOB:
Ok, so we have caught up with live TV. Now it will slow to a crawl for a bit. The tiller looks pretty good, considering the knot area. I am leaving that area a tad flat for it's own sake. I will thin down and shape up the fades and get those looking good. Again on the fades, they need to feather into the limb. Since the fade narrows to the 1 inch handle, it needs to be progressively thicker as it narrows. It is a tricky thing getting them right if your new to this. No sharp angles in the fades. The handle should flow into the fades, and "fade" into the working limb. I'm also going to work on the inner part of the stiff tips. I want 8-10 inches, with a little movement early.. By the way, I did put overlays on it, but I am not real happy with them The Buffalo horn is rough and ugly. I will address those down the road. I saw both Gordon and Arvin mention this a few days ago, and I agree 100%, If you take your time and get the tiller right before you stress the limbs, it will pay dividends in the final product. My Reflex is at 4 inches right now. I will monitor that as I go and see how much I can keep at the end of the build. I typically would also heat temper here, but Im not going to on this one if I can get it to keep it's profile. We shall see how that goes.
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