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A couple static curve questions
superdav95:
They look plenty thick to me. Did you dry heat set them in. Also do you still have some limb thinning to do yet. If so you could narrow up the transition at those statics a little keeping the thickness at the mini levers.
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: superdav95 on December 27, 2023, 01:56:32 am ---They look plenty thick to me. Did you dry heat set them in. Also do you still have some limb thinning to do yet. If so you could narrow up the transition at those statics a little keeping the thickness at the mini levers.
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How does setting in with dry heat work? I've never done that, and I'm wondering if that's why my recurves always pull out. I was planning on heat treating the belly once I'm a little further along. Is it the same idea?
I am planning on leaving the limbs wide, since they're so short. Just evening them up a bit. Should I narrow up the tapers into the levers to make the transition smoother?
Thanks for the help!
SLIMBOB:
Heat tempering the belly increases the compression strength.
As far as your tips go, it takes very little wood at the tips to make them static. Most of the leverage (stress) felt by the limb, takes place near the fade, or more precisely, where the working limb begins to bend. As you move out toward the tip, less leverage is applied and so less wood is needed. Once at the tips, little leverage felt, so little wood is needed to keep it stiff. Straighten up the angles and have them flow into the tips. It’s a good practice and I think it just looks better.
superdav95:
--- Quote from: SLIMBOB on December 27, 2023, 01:26:29 pm ---Heat tempering the belly increases the compression strength.
As far as your tips go, it takes very little wood at the tips to make them static. Most of the leverage (stress) felt by the limb, takes place near the fade, or more precisely, where the working limb begins to bend. As you move out toward the tip, less leverage is applied and so less wood is needed. Once at the tips, little leverage felt, so little wood is needed to keep it stiff. Straighten up the angles and have them flow into the tips. It’s a good practice and I think it just looks better.
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You beat me to it… what he said. 😎
WhistlingBadger:
OK. So when I heat treat the belly, I should just go all the way out to the tips to set the curves?
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