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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DC on June 15, 2017, 03:49:54 pm

Title: Bendy handles
Post by: DC on June 15, 2017, 03:49:54 pm

Can bendy handles be narrowed at all or is it asking for trouble? Maybe on a sinewed bow. Properly tillered of course :D

Title: Re: Bendy handles
Post by: osage outlaw on June 15, 2017, 03:56:07 pm

I've done it a few times. 

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,45256.0.html

Title: Re: Bendy handles
Post by: Pat B on June 15, 2017, 04:40:18 pm

I have done many almost bendy handled bows that narrow at the handle. By that I mean I can feel the handle give just a bit as I hit full draw.

Title: Re: Bendy handles
Post by: upstatenybowyer on June 15, 2017, 04:45:43 pm

I usually narrow just a little at the handle but compensate for the lack of width with extra thickness. Works every time! ;)

Title: Re: Bendy handles
Post by: loon on June 15, 2017, 05:45:45 pm

 Check out the combined pyramid-Ishi bow in TBB 4 p125. Basically a Modoc bow I guess.
Don't know why it has such a short draw length for a 59 1/4" ntn bendy bow though.. 23" seriously? i'd think it'd be easily possible to get 23" out of a *stiff* handle 54"
Also, Ishi's bows were (slightly?) bendy with narrowed handles. As were many of those paddle bows.

Title: Re: Bendy handles
Post by: JonW on June 15, 2017, 05:56:53 pm

Made a bunch of bendy pyramids.

Title: Re: Bendy handles
Post by: bradsmith2010 on June 15, 2017, 07:32:46 pm

yes you can narrow the handle,, (SH)

Title: Re: Bendy handles
Post by: BowEd on June 15, 2017, 08:38:52 pm

Cool bow Clint.I don't remember that one.

Title: Re: Bendy handles
Post by: George Tsoukalas on June 16, 2017, 08:56:59 am

Yes, they can and those bows can be good shooter. Jawge