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Recurve string sliding to the side on tips

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Eric Krewson:
I make my tips round, if one doesn't behave, I heat the tip, put it in a padded vise and turn the bow handle the direction I want the tip to go, just little tweaks, let cool and restring to see if the string tracks perfectly in the groove. I usually have to do this with all of my tiny tip recurved bows.

This is a recurve tip I had to tweak to get it lined up correctly, it has a round cross section on the belly.

superdav95:

--- Quote from: bjrogg on November 29, 2024, 10:27:52 am ---Pictures might help.

Like already posted everything needs to line up.

The bigger the recurves the trickier it is to keep everything lined up.

Also a lower brace can be difficult to keep string from slipping off side.

The shape of the belly side of recurve also can cause problems.

I like to keep my belly side as flat as possible. Maybe even a slight grove to help hold string.

I s it slipping off same side every time?

If it is you might try tweaking tip opposite direction just a little. Or possibly just cutting notch a little deeper on side it’s slipping off to get string closer to opposite side.

Recurves can be frustrating but you learn little tricks by trying them.

Good luck

I find I have come to like a fairly short recurve. I find I get what I’m looking for in performance and I find them much easier to line up.

I also feel like they increase working limb length and put less stress on your design

Bjrogg

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WhistlingBadger:
Interesting, Eric.  Thanks for that tip.  This bow is kaput it seems, but the time is never wasted.  I learned a lot from this one, and I'll refer back to this if and when I have this problem again.

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