Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: lebhuntfish on May 21, 2016, 03:05:37 pm
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I'm about to finish up this little bow for my niece. Looking for 25@24 right now I'm 25@22.
Ive sstared at this little piece of Osage for a while and I'm needing another set of eyes. Let me know if you see anything I could fix that might help drop the last few pounds.
There is a small whoopty-doo just above my hand and the bow has a few wiggles as well. I don't want to get the handle Bending much because there is a knot just above center. Let me know what ya'll think.
Patrick
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first half of the bootom limb looks stiff to me. im sure your slowly getting the handle the bend more and more as you increase the drawlength. Should make a nice shooter!
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I think that both arms could bend a little more in the mid section..if you want to keep the handle stiff, thenn the arms should work a little more.
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Bring the mids around on both, top looks worse to me and it's bending plenty in the handle as is
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Same thing bubby said...
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+3 bottom limb looks a little stiffer.
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Will do, thanks guy's. The bottom limb has a little more reflex than the top limb does in the mid section. What you guys said are the areas I've been working on so I guess my eyes wasn't as bad as I thought. Lol
I've just broke a few here lately and figured I better get a few opinions before I hand it over to a 9 year old. Thanks again.
Patrick
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With the deflexed resting profile your bow should look like it's bending in a nice arch.Your very close.Great bow for a 9 year old.
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Thanks Ed, this bow is on I work on a couple of years ago. I bent it on my R/D caul. The tips used to be about 3inches long on each end. They were pretty narrow and I'd made them unstable. So when I broke the other bow I was making her I grabbed this one and cut the tips off. My trouble is there was about an inch of reflex in the mid limb sections. That's why I thought I was pretty close.
Patrick