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Inaugural “junior” bow trade
superdav95:
Looks pretty darn good to me mike! The dry ac air in your house maybe dried it out some more? I’ve had some do this as well after setting them aside and revisiting them later to fine they have increased in weight in draw. It may have been a particularly humid day when you a last worked it and took your draw reading too. As far as the flat spot it gives bow character. I know what’s it’s like to not being able to “call it good”. It’s hard to do sometimes. Well done on this bow.
Aaron1726:
I'd stick a fork in that guy, looks done to me. There's a saying, don't let perfect get in the way of good. And that looks really good! I'm with Dave, gives it some character.
Muskyman:
Thanks, both of you. Guess I just needed a little reassurance. My only issue at this point is that 50 lbs is the high side of my recipient’s specified draw weight. I might try sanding on both limbs to try and reduce the weight a little. I’d rather send it a few pounds over weight than jack it up now. I’ve got a backup bow but this bow is much nicer and would like to send it to my guy so I’m gonna be careful with any further tweaking I do to it. Needs a handle wrap and some tru oil after that and I’m done and on to my next one.
Aaron1726:
Well I'm about to have this one finished up. Got it stained a nice dark walnut, the grip is on there for now, but still needs signed and marked and a final coat of truoil put on. Here's a few pics from today. Got it out and shot some, trying to bare shaft tune a couple arrows to accompany it.
That said, I'm at a difficult spot with shooting it in. My target specs are 45-50lbs at 28in. It's pulling about 47lbs at 28, but all my shooting has been 26in, maybe some at 27. My normal draw is more like 22in, so I'm pulling this thing back as far as I possibly can to try to give it a proper shoot in session, I've marked arrows and I just can't get 28 to save my life. So I hate to mark a bow with specs at 28 when I haveny been able to shoot it at that. Am I wrong in that thinking? I'd feel a lot better about marking it with it's 27 or 26 in draw weight and length, which is 45 at 27 and about 43 at 26. Anyway, would welcome thoughts on this.
It's shooting really good and it holding just a touch of reflex after unstringing, which returns a bit more after a little while. Here's the pics and my "full draw" of about 26-26.5 in.
Aaron1726:
Here's after just unstringing it.
Also, had a couple pin knots in the lower limb that I wrapped and then coated in super glue just to be safe and then gave the top limb similar wraps for symmetry.
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