Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: toomanyknots on June 04, 2013, 02:30:09 pm
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;D I know it seems like such a stupid thing, but for some reason (most likely an undiagnosed case of OCD) it irks me to have the bamboo upside down on the bow, if ya know what I mean? I recently glued up a bow, and for some reason the top limb came out 1/4" shorter than the bottom limb, which I am guessing will make it a bit stronger than the bottom limb off bat, and I am thinking might mess with the draw even if the bow is tiller correctly with a positive tiller. I know 1/4" is not much, but the stave is 61 3/4" long, so the bow nock to nock will be less than that. So I guess I am going to flip it, but the nodes on the bamboo will be upside down, and I just can't get over how weird it is gonna look to me! :o Does anybody else feel the same way, or do most people not care, etc...
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Huh? Pics may help.
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Once the rind is scraped off meticulously, you can hardly see the difference between the top and bottom end of the bamboo. No, I don't care at all.
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I think as long as the nodes are spaced equi-distant on either side of the grip (for comfort etc.), it only comes down to aesthetics with regard to the strip being upside down. I can't see it making a difference in the structural make-up, unless it's unevenly tapered from one end to the other.
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"Upside down" as in - which way the culm was growing when it was alive? I never even gave it a moments thought - - all I look at is how the node spacing will look. How do you tell? The nodes gets closer together as you go up towards the sky?
I also dont designate a top and bottom limb until after the glue up - - for that matter, no top and bottom limb till I am ready to cut the rest / shelf - - but then again I also only make symmetrical BBs.
Russ
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man, your more ocd than I am