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How far, how fast?
sleek:
--- Quote from: Zugul on July 02, 2024, 10:29:14 am ---that's PERFECT! keep in mind I'm still working on that bow but my goal weight is 35# at 28". At the moment I'm long string tillering it and it is around 35# at 4" so not even close to full draw. It has around 0.8" of reflex, it's not heat treated but I used dry heat to straighten it in a cuple of spots. For now it's not taken any set (the reflex is the same I had from the start). Now let's hope I don't mess up the tillering process, if the bow survives my very untrained eye and doesn't fret I'll let you know if and how much set it took.
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Post a build thread and post lots of pictures. Rely heavily on all the good advice you get. My numbers rely on a perfect tiller. Take your time. Eternity will pass. May as well take a few moments to do it right.
Zugul:
--- Quote from: sleek on July 02, 2024, 10:34:58 am ---Post a build thread and post lots of pictures. Rely heavily on all the good advice you get. My numbers rely on a perfect tiller. Take your time. Eternity will pass. May as well take a few moments to do it right.
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I've already started one, it's called "is my project doomed from the start?", soon I'll update it ;)
sleek:
I can do a couple more if anyone has any they are interested in
superdav95:
Ok heres one more of you have the time to crunch the numbers.
Wood type: pacific yew high elevation very tight rings (80-100 rpi)
Nock to nock 64 inches
5 inch handle. 2 fade each limb. (9 handle/fade)
8 inch stiff flipped tips
1.75 inches wide at the fade for first 12 inches past the fade.
Slight taper from 1.75 to 1.50 wide from 12 mark to 20 mark. Then gradual taper from here to 24 mark to 1wide. From here out to the tips tapered again to .5 at end of tips.
Basically Parallel for first 12 and then a staggered even taper out to tip ends.
Hope this makes sense.
Cheers.
sleek:
I'm having trouble getting your numbers to add up.
You have a 64 inch bow. Cut that in half and it's 32.
Half the 9 inch handle is 4.5
Stiff tips is 8 inches
12 inch parallels at 1.75
8 inch taper to 1.5
4 inch taper to 1
So 4.5+8+12+8+4=36.5, thats too much, it needs to equal 32. Unless the last 4 inches is part of the stiff tips. I'll assume thats the case. I'll calculate it that was as that seems most likely. Also, I assume this is a stiff handle bow?
I get 41 pounds to take 3/8 or less set. If I assume you built the bow to 50 pounds, I'd guess you have 3/4 inches of set. But, this is new and I'm trying this out, so I could be way off here. What are your actual stats, draw weight and set, if any?
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