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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Cloudfeather on May 24, 2014, 01:08:58 pm

Title: Tiller, taper and thickness.
Post by: Cloudfeather on May 24, 2014, 01:08:58 pm

I've been curious about this as of late. Why is it that you taper the thickness of s limb toward the tip? With the width being thinner, you'd almost think the tthickness should be thicker. Is this from the angle of force from the string?

Title: Re: Tiller, taper and thickness.
Post by: PatM on May 24, 2014, 01:32:21 pm

Depends entirely on the bow limb design. Some bows actually are thicker and narrower(Mollegebet), others are the same thickness and taper only in width(Pyramid).
 Most are a modified combination of the two extremes.

Title: Re: Tiller, taper and thickness.
Post by: HDF on May 24, 2014, 04:28:45 pm

Mass is a big factor, you want the part of the bow that is moving the most to be nice and light.