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Phillip K:
Could someone explain Chronographs and how I can use it to better my bowmaking.Thanks PK

Minuteman:
A chronograph will turn a bow you are entirely satisfied with into a old dog sittin on the porch too tired to chase cars. ;)
 Unless you are searching for a particular FPS I don't think they are that great a tool . I know Marc St Louis uses them but he makes exceptional bows and sells them as well so its important for him to know what they'll do. He also frequently makes bows that shoot close to 200 ft/second.
 The one time I used one my bow went from pretty cool to" Huh, 147 fps, thought it was faster than that"
 My $.02.

Badger:
This is gonna be a contoversial thread. Chronos or not primitive of course. Back in the old days they used flight shooting in place of chronos. Or in some cases penetration tests but you can be sure bows were tested. If I am looking for speed out of a bow I use the chrono throughout the building process to monitor the condition of the wood as the bow progresses. A chrono won't change any of your bows but it might change the way you look at them just as minuteman said. Steve

JackCrafty:
A chronograph helps in a number of areas:

- It tells you if what you are doing is making a bow faster or slower.
- It weeds out inferior designs.
- It allows you to duplicate bows.
- It will tell you if your bow is losing or gaining strength.
- It's fun to use and makes the bow making process more enjoyable (IMO).

DCM:
For the precisely the reason Chris cites, a chrono is more likely to improove how one shoots a bow, the loose in particular, than it is how one makes a bow, at least initially.  While a chrono is not a easy tool for most people to use, because you can get very different readings depending upon how you shoot the bow, it's also a mistake I thnk to disregard entirely how fast your bows shoot.  It's just a part of the puzzle.  Some folks can find more value in this particular tool than others.  I don't use mine frequently, but I it's worth the $100 investment in my view, relative to all other tools I've aquired for the craft, totalling less than $1,000.

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