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Bows / Re: The best shape for a reflexed bow?
« Last post by simk on Today at 05:31:12 am »Intersting experimantal setup Tuomo - that's exactly how software can make us wiser. Things like that are too difficult to examine in the real world!
I'm not surprised the d/r is the fastest - Still im curious to see your data.
However: Why do you use the same taper for all these bows? Different design needs different tapers. No wonder, the d/r is the most stressed - d/r needs stronger taper than the others or it will have too much bend on the inners which makes it of course fast but causing a lots of stress too.
However 2: The best shooters imho are not achieved by tillering to even strain anyways. They are just tillered so that the max strain does not exceed the capabilities of the wood. Within these boundaries you are looking for the fastest tiller, which never is even strain.
Simon
I'm not surprised the d/r is the fastest - Still im curious to see your data.
However: Why do you use the same taper for all these bows? Different design needs different tapers. No wonder, the d/r is the most stressed - d/r needs stronger taper than the others or it will have too much bend on the inners which makes it of course fast but causing a lots of stress too.
However 2: The best shooters imho are not achieved by tillering to even strain anyways. They are just tillered so that the max strain does not exceed the capabilities of the wood. Within these boundaries you are looking for the fastest tiller, which never is even strain.
Simon
