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Main Discussion Area => HowTo's and Build-a-longs => Topic started by: birdpointlightstring32 on January 31, 2012, 02:17:24 pm

Title: need help lowering weight of 80-90lb bow.
Post by: birdpointlightstring32 on January 31, 2012, 02:17:24 pm

I have a boo,ipe,hickory 75 ntn elb that is 80-90lb. How would I lower this bows weight with hand tools?

Title: Re: need help lowering weight of 80-90lb bow.
Post by: Bevan R. on January 31, 2012, 02:26:20 pm

Only thing I would touch that with is a sharp scraper and sandpaper.

Title: Re: need help lowering weight of 80-90lb bow.
Post by: paulsemp on January 31, 2012, 03:42:53 pm

I second that

Title: Re: need help lowering weight of 80-90lb bow.
Post by: fishfinder401 on January 31, 2012, 04:14:51 pm

i third that.
what weight are you looking at?

Title: Re: need help lowering weight of 80-90lb bow.
Post by: Bevan R. on January 31, 2012, 04:24:28 pm

I would also get in touch with Del. Tillering ELB is an art. You are working with on an arched back, not a flat one. Also, go SLOW. You can shoot past your desired weight real fast.

Title: Re: need help lowering weight of 80-90lb bow.
Post by: Ian. on January 31, 2012, 06:04:56 pm

It would be good to track down a local bow maker, it should be too much to take a little weight off. If you want to do it yourself you will need to rig up a tillering set up then give us some pictures of the bow bending facing directly to the camera. Its not difficult to take weight off but as others have said, it depends on how much weight you need off.

Title: Re: need help lowering weight of 80-90lb bow.
Post by: birdpointlightstring32 on February 01, 2012, 01:26:34 am

Thank you all...Back from work... :P... 65 lb is target and I realize string follow would also be greater too. thank you all once again.

Title: Re: need help lowering weight of 80-90lb bow.
Post by: birdpointlightstring32 on March 18, 2012, 10:36:27 pm

 found the time to finally tiller this bad boy down a notch. Rudder bows was very nice and quick when I emailed them and asked them how to lower my draw weight. thank you Rudder bows! I made 100 passes from ntn with a cabinet scraper then sanded with 4 different grades of sand paper then steel wool. shadow checked my tiller touched up again rechecked tiller. not sure of wait now. but it feels like 65-70 if it is possible to have a built in bow scale in your arm. lol.. here are some pictures.

Title: Re: need help lowering weight of 80-90lb bow.
Post by: birdpointlightstring32 on March 18, 2012, 10:38:56 pm

thank you all who said to use a scraper and sandpaper thats what i did and it came out great. ;D