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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DC on June 29, 2020, 12:31:55 pm

Title: Recurve whoops
Post by: DC on June 29, 2020, 12:31:55 pm
Sometime in the building/rebuilding of this bow I ended up with one end curved more than the other. Actually my wife noticed it when I was showing it off after 3 coats of tung oil. :-[ :-[ The Sharpie line is the outline of the other tip. What I'm wondering is if this will have a noticeable effect? It's three lams so it's not going to want to bend/straighten easily. Just wondering if it's worth the time to correct.
Title: Re: Recurve whoops
Post by: simson on June 29, 2020, 12:44:45 pm
It's more an optical thing than a shooting effect.
On a lam bow I wouldn't do any heat corrections (assuming glue is epoxi)
Title: Re: Recurve whoops
Post by: sleek on June 29, 2020, 12:57:46 pm
If it was tillered with it like that, then one limb is stronger than the other due to leverage differences between the recurves.  The tip with the most leverage is the strongest limb with the recurve providing more leverage on the limb to compensate. The other one is weaker and its recurve provides less leverage. With the leverage compensating the difference in strengths of the limbs, the limbs should return to brace at the same time. You can tell by hand shock and if it tilts up or down ( towards the strongest limb ) as you draw it if the performance is being affected.  However,  if the tiller matches, you should have no problems.
Title: Re: Recurve whoops
Post by: GlisGlis on June 29, 2020, 03:54:33 pm
it's all "Character"  :OK
I'm an expert
my bows are all full of character  (lol)
Title: Re: Recurve whoops
Post by: bownarra on June 30, 2020, 12:29:26 am
Nothing to be done here. It doesn't matter.
Title: Re: Recurve whoops
Post by: Del the cat on June 30, 2020, 01:32:18 am
What they all said.
Del
Title: Re: Recurve whoops
Post by: Eric Krewson on June 30, 2020, 07:05:08 am
I did the same thing on my latest bow, one curve is longer than the other. I put the short curve on the bottom limb because they often need to be a little stronger. The bow is a great shooter and I am sure no one except me will ever notice the discrepancy.
Title: Re: Recurve whoops
Post by: Sagebrush on June 30, 2020, 09:48:43 am
I think your keen tillering eye probably fixed it without noticing.  At this point it is what it is.  Did you or anyone else shoot it to get a sense of the feel/harmonics???
Title: Re: Recurve whoops
Post by: DC on June 30, 2020, 10:28:42 am
Thanks guys, I'll leave it. It seems OK to me and there is nobody else to try it.
Title: Re: Recurve whoops
Post by: sleek on June 30, 2020, 12:50:03 pm
Hey, don't jump to conclusions.  Id try it out!
Title: Re: Recurve whoops
Post by: Tommy D on June 30, 2020, 01:14:42 pm
Thanks guys, I'll leave it. It seems OK to me and there is nobody else to try it.

I am sure “asymmetrical recurves” are a thing these days! I suspect only you will notice it!