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simk:
Thanks Del
Minimizing set was priority here because of the higher drawweight and in fact it did not take a lot. I glued in about 7cm of reflex and preserved around 4. That is very good imho. My approach was
1 make it long enough 68.5ntn
2 use the better yew
3 heattreat the yew before glueup
4 use hickory instead of boo
5 make a flat belly
6 tiller careful
I normally dont like a hickory backing for a 40# bow....it clearly makes the slower bow than boo. But it does stress the belly less. Its the give and take gamble 😁
Cheers :)

Pappy:
Nice bow, that should bring him around. :)
 Pappy

willie:

--- Quote from: simk on June 29, 2025, 05:27:09 pm ---
I normally dont like a hickory backing for a 40# bow....it clearly makes the slower bow than boo. But it does stress the belly less. Its the give and take gamble 😁


--- End quote ---

presuming both boo and hickory have the same effect although in differing amounts....
it would seem with any backing that has a different stiffness than the belly, that "how much" is just as important as "what"

JW_Halverson:

--- Quote from: willie on June 29, 2025, 06:44:19 pm ---
--- Quote from: simk on June 29, 2025, 05:27:09 pm ---
I normally dont like a hickory backing for a 40# bow....it clearly makes the slower bow than boo. But it does stress the belly less. Its the give and take gamble 😁


--- End quote ---

presuming both boo and hickory have the same effect although in differing amounts....
it would seem with any backing that has a different stiffness than the belly, that "how much" is just as important as "what"

--- End quote ---

This right here is the line that is drawn between the boys and the men! Anyone can make a bow. Some of them will figure out how to consistently make bows that don't break. A rarer bunch will figure out how to make bows that shoot well, and can consistently turn out a quality product.

And it comes down to learning the trade-offs. Give up a little here, get a little there. Learning that give-and-take isn't an easy process because you have to make plenty of mistakes along the way. Those that come in with the mindset believing there is a "best" are badly handicapped. They cannot let go of this desire for "best" and it's false promise of the "one true way". Baby, this bow making is a dance!

Simk, I love your posts and the bows. You have an eye for graceful lines and, unsurprisingly, graceful lines are what work best with bending wood. Cheers, brother!

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