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Offline Cade

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Simple Recurve Design
« on: July 01, 2016, 05:12:32 pm »
I recently moved to Lebanon from Springfield and have been cooped up in an apartment for the past few months. Before then it had been a while since I had made a bow and I'm wondering what some good dimensions for an Osage bow. I've got a pretty clean stave that's a little over 60". I want it to be my hunting bow so 50 lbs at 27" and I have  seen a lot of beautiful bows with flipped and I think static tips that have a really nice  profile. Pictures would be great but I know they are a hastle to post. Thanks!
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Offline bubby

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Re: Simple Recurve Design
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2016, 05:45:33 pm »
An 1-1/2" wide to mid limb and taper yo 1/2" at the tips2" long fades and 4" handle section. Try and get at least 60" ntn. Tiller it out to about 20" before you recurve the tips and get most of the alignment issues taken care of at that time
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Offline bubby

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Re: Simple Recurve Design
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2016, 05:50:27 pm »
A static is a little harder to do if you haven't done it before these were done with a heat gun
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Offline JonW

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Re: Simple Recurve Design
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2016, 06:03:01 pm »
Come on over to MOJAM and we can get ya fixed up!
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Simple Recurve Design
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2016, 06:38:08 pm »
Yep, your timing is near perfect. MoJam will be 7/14 to 16th. Marshall, MO . . . just couple hours from your location!

h ttp://www.marshallbowhunters.org/

h ttp://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,55907.0.html

NOTE: delete the space between "h" and "t" in above links.

MoJam is known for its focus on helping those who'd like to build their 1st bow or their 1st bow of a new design. And there'll be hundreds of selfbows to look at!

See ya there!
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Offline Cade

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Re: Simple Recurve Design
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2016, 06:47:03 pm »
Thanks for the quick replies. I'd love to go to mojom but I think I may be on my way to Colorado by then. One question, what kind of a radius did you use for your tips?
 
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Offline bubby

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Re: Simple Recurve Design
« Reply #6 on: July 01, 2016, 07:19:29 pm »
On that bow about the size of a quart paint can then i used a french curl to take off the sharpness of the radius as it returned to the limb
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: Simple Recurve Design
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2016, 01:41:38 pm »
Cade,  there is a few of us guy's that are here in springfield, MO.  Just give us a shout,  would be glad to help you out. I'm sending you a pm, since you moved to my home town!
Hope to see you at mojam!

LLooks like bubby has you on the right path here though.

Patrick
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