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Title: How much recurve?
Post by: DC on September 13, 2015, 12:45:49 pm

How big should static recurves be roughly? How long? How much reflex? Radius? What does it depend on?(cause everything"depends" :D) Thanks.

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: DC on September 13, 2015, 01:25:57 pm

I'm thinking this is too much

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: bow101 on September 13, 2015, 01:30:58 pm

What wood is that....? 

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: Tree_Ninja on September 13, 2015, 01:32:45 pm

Is that yew? Not much definition between heart and sap if so.
 Its not the amount, its the tip alignment and getting it braced thats the trouble!

 Good luck!

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: DC on September 13, 2015, 01:40:22 pm

Yes it's yew. The flash doesn't help the definition but there isn't much. It's getting it braced that I'm concerned about. I'm going for over 50# this time. I'm thinking I should decurve the recurve. I have only done one end so I can back off a bit on the other end.

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: Del the cat on September 13, 2015, 02:02:09 pm

IMO you are better off getting it tillered to about brace, then adding a little recurve. I find it is likely to pull out if you try too much.
I tend to go for just a little or a bit of static flipped tip.
Del

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: DC on September 13, 2015, 02:28:33 pm

Quote from: Del the cat on September 13, 2015, 02:02:09 pm

IMO you are better off getting it tillered to about brace, then adding a little recurve.
Del

I knew that >:(. What is the matter with my head? I just keep getting ahead of myself, missing steps. Old I guess. Oh well, I'll sort it out.

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: Ryan C on September 13, 2015, 02:38:18 pm

I did a yew recurve with about that much. Check out some of WizardGoats bows.

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: wizardgoat on September 13, 2015, 02:54:07 pm

As stated, it's much easier to deal with recurves when your bow is already braced. I prefer to do it when my bow is fully braced and pulling about 20". If things line up decent I can get a string on the bow and figure out if they need some tweaking, which they usually do.
Sometimes they need tweaking to even get a string on the first time.
And that's not too much recurve

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: wizardgoat on September 13, 2015, 03:51:29 pm

I'll also add, it's a good idea to round off your belly a bit when you curve.
Those sharp edges could splinter very easily

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: bubbles on September 13, 2015, 04:03:40 pm

Adding stringer nocks can help getting a recurve braced when it is still being tillered and therefore much heavier than it will end up. You can cut them off when it gets close to its final weight.

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: DC on September 13, 2015, 04:35:28 pm

Speaking of cutting off. The last inch or so doesn't bend as nicely as the rest, do you guys normally cut that off. And would that be part of the "planning ahead" that I've heard about :-[ :-[

Title: Re: How much recurve?
Post by: mikekeswick on September 14, 2015, 03:20:14 am

Don't stress! It will work out fine. I steam my recurves in straight away at floor tiller and have had no problems. Just continue to floor tiller it until it is easy enough to brace. Use temporary overlays with double grooves to string it the first time.
I try to make my recurves 90 degs but over a shorter length.