Primitive Archer

Yeah, but.... what kind of sammich was it? A benign PBJ? Or more exotic Ham mayo cheese and tomato? Or perhaps the dreaded tuna salad?

At this point I dunno if the finest archeologist with access to a major lab would be able to tell!

Simple composite.

The second pic is unstrung. The tracing above the braced tracing is of my record bow unstrung. So I would say that the bow unstrung took set fade to mid limb.

Willie I very seldom have over 1-1/2” total set. If so it’s a hunting bow that has been strung for hours on end. Still a great bow just has more Set. As far as following a certain bend profile on my tiller tree no. My tiller tree has my record bow traced out strung. When I get it to match that profile at brace  it usually makes a good bow. No matter what the draw weight is. Hundred pounders of the same length take more set. That being said I have only built 100 pounds for flight. They broke records but I think there is room for improvement. As far as where set shows up . I’ve had it thru out the limbs. Fade to mid limbs. My last 9” that has most all of the reflex in it does work out to about 3” from the tips. So I probably over build this area some. You take to much off in this area it will pull out if your not careful in tiller process. I will post a pick of my tiller board but Its posted before. That’s why I am sure some of you guys are better at tiller than me. I’ve tried different methods . One being tiller the bow and take the last couple pounds off at the fades making the working  limbs longer at the fade.ive moved the mass around in 67” for some years.

Lots know more than me and may have better advice but if the bark comes off it needs to be sealed pretty quickly as well as ends and down the side for 3 or 4 inches.
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