Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: BowEd on September 13, 2016, 10:25:20 am
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I was wondering what people prefer to do when selecting limb placements.Top or bottom with one limb having more reflex than the other.Do you put the more reflexed limb on the bottom or the top?A durability issue I quess.Maybe reasons too.This is when the bow is close to final tillered and holding it the string is dead center on handle etc. but handle is not carved in yet.I know lots or maybe most handles are carved in a way that the bow can be flipped to shoot off each side too and some people like to carve the handle in as close to center shot as they can too.
Personally I've done it both ways.Since a more reflexed limb usually has more material removed to get it to tiller with the bottom limb and may get weaker in time I've put it on top with 1/8" positive tiller and have done it the other way too.
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I put the limb that I want to see the most on top. The rest is all sorted out through tillering, for me anyhow.
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All things being equal [alignment/limb length] I put the heaviest limb on the bottom. :)
Pappy
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If I put the deflexed limb on the bottom and tillered it 1/8" positive, my limb timing would be ALL screwed up.
I don't think it matters much where it's put if you tiller the bow so that the limbs are synchronized... instead of to a predetermined measurement. If so, and the deflexed limb is on the bottom, you'll likely see a negative tiller. If made so the top limb is the deflexed one, you'll end up even or positive at brace... depending on the degree of disparity between the limbs... and bow design aspects like location of longitudinal center.
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Like Pearlie I usually put the most interesting limb up top but like others said the stronger limb goes on the bottom. All of my bows are symmetrical and on highly reflexed or recurved short bows I flip them occasionally to keep the limb stress even on both limbs.
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I put the most sound limb on bottom, generally. Then I adjust from there.
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I quess in the end it's how it feels when shooting and letting the good tiller take care of the durability aspect of it.