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Offline Pappy

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Re: Live knots
« Reply #15 on: August 28, 2015, 10:09:56 am »
If you make the limb accordingly wider to the area you took out the limb weight shouldn't be any different.  :) I do usually leave it a bit stiffer through the knot area. :) I have had some split like you asked about but normally if I am careful and follow the growth ring and grain down into the knot which is sometimes very tedious I have no problem. :)
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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: Live knots
« Reply #16 on: August 28, 2015, 02:27:08 pm »
Ok Jawge I will accept that an quit tring ! Bows with big knots have shock and don't try to bend the knot and you won't have a patch on it which adds weight and shock. Lol thanks George. Arvin
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Live knots
« Reply #17 on: August 28, 2015, 05:32:58 pm »
Selfbowman, I haven't noticed bows with knots having much more shock but I've broken bows including osage when I've neglected to leave the knotted are a bit stiff. Jawge
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Offline E. Jensen

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Re: Live knots
« Reply #18 on: August 28, 2015, 05:45:04 pm »
I dont understand how knots cause hand shock