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Limb Thickness - Rules of Thumb
Burnsie:
Thanks guys - I'm right in that 1/2" - 7/16" range as well.
Selfbowman:
What was said above.
Eric Krewson:
Because osage can be a little wavy on the back you can't normally use a ruler to mark the limb from mark to mark. I put the pencil in my right hand and my thumbnail on the back of the bow. This way my thumbnail will follow the contour of the back of the bow and mark accordingly. As I mark toward the tip, I rotate my hand slightly so my line converges with the next mark on the limb. It takes a little practice and a good eraser sometimes but you can make a neat line with practice.
The key to using these sidelines is never, never, never remove wood below them on the side of the bow limb and get lost in the process with uneven wood thickness on part of your bow limb. With this method you will seldom if ever have a bow limb that doglegs to the side because the limb thickness is so well matched.
Here is an example of what your line will look like if you have a little roller coaster in the limb.
Jim Davis:
Here's how I do it. Call it a giz2
Jim Davis:
This only works for pyramid bows that are uniform thickness from fade to tip.
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