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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: recurve shooter on July 13, 2008, 11:34:24 pm

Title: yalls advice+another board + another weekend=better bow
Post by: recurve shooter on July 13, 2008, 11:34:24 pm

i took yall's advice for my redoak board bows. i made another one this weekend. it is the full 72 inches. an inch and a half at the handle, half inch at the tips. finished with toung oil, drawing 55 at 28. still took about 3 inches of set though. ??? anyway, thanx for the help guys.

Title: Re: yalls advice+another board + another weekend=better bow
Post by: david w. on July 14, 2008, 08:32:42 pm

Thats what my first one did.  It was due to overstressing during tillerring.  If your making a 55# bow dont strain it to 60# or it will take unnecessary set.  Also If you are making board bows i  get a 1x3x6 so you could make it 2" wide instead of 1 1/2 so you have more wood working.

Title: Re: yalls advice+another board + another weekend=better bow
Post by: recurve shooter on July 14, 2008, 10:14:20 pm

....good point. also, after about a hundred shots some pretty bad splenters started riseing on the back in the handle. im screwing up my tiller. bending to much in the handle. i think im gonna try sticking with the same size boards, just drop the drawweight to 45lbs.