Author Topic: Where to lose 2 or 3#  (Read 114 times)

Stickbow Felty and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline bentstick54

  • Member
  • Posts: 939
Where to lose 2 or 3#
« on: January 16, 2026, 11:38:10 pm »
Working on an osage bow and need to lose the final 2 to 3# of draw weight. Limb on the right is the top limb and has a little bit of twist between verticle lines 1 and 3, right out of the fade. It feels good in the hand at release.
1-3/4” wide at the fades, straight tapering to 3/8” tips. 66” ntn.
Would you tweek the tiller somewhere at this point, or sand the edges down to just lose the weight?

Offline Selfbowman

  • Member
  • Posts: 3,439
Re: Where to lose 2 or 3#
« Reply #1 on: Today at 12:18:21 am »
Cut fades closer to center of bow making the limbs longer it won’t take much,
Well I'll say!!  Osage is king!!

Offline superdav95

  • Member
  • Posts: 2,374
  • 3432614095
Re: Where to lose 2 or 3#
« Reply #2 on: Today at 03:03:33 am »
I bet by the time you sand it down and finish it it will be darn close to your goal. 
Sticks and stones and other poky stabby things.

superdav95@gmail.com

Offline Jim Davis

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,393
  • Reparrows
    • Reparrows
Re: Where to lose 2 or 3#
« Reply #3 on: Today at 11:04:32 am »
I bet by the time you sand it down and finish it it will be darn close to your goal.

+1
Jim Davis

Kentucky--formerly Maine

Offline simk

  • Member
  • Posts: 1,231
Re: Where to lose 2 or 3#
« Reply #4 on: Today at 11:23:10 am »
good looking bow. you could scrape a little here - or do as arvin said. soften the inners a little.
--- the queen rules ----

Offline Pat B

  • Administrator
  • Member
  • Posts: 38,029
Re: Where to lose 2 or 3#
« Reply #5 on: Today at 12:49:26 pm »
Have you shot the bow? If not put 100 arrows through it and recheck the weight. You could also scrape the sides a little to reduce weight.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC

Offline bjrogg

  • Member
  • Posts: 11,584
  • Cedar Pond
Re: Where to lose 2 or 3#
« Reply #6 on: Today at 01:06:41 pm »
That’s a pretty bend. Whatever it takes to keep that bend.

Bjrogg
A hot cup of coffee and a beautiful sunrise

Offline Del the cat

  • Member
  • Posts: 8,430
    • Derek Hutchison Native Wood Self Bows
Re: Where to lose 2 or 3#
« Reply #7 on: Today at 01:37:11 pm »
Round the corners a tad, sand it a little, talk harshly to it  ::) >:D
Del
Health warning, these posts may contain traces of nut.