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Offline Ballasted_Bowyer

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Re: New guy here, critique my bows!
« Reply #15 on: January 22, 2017, 01:15:11 pm »
I prefer a bow that does flatten out just a bit to the ends because it willl draw smoother when the bow is short for draw length. But not so much that it's obvious. If you're bow is very long for its draw length, a little whip end can speed up the arrow. But don't go crazy. The reason wood bows should have a very even bend is that wood has limited elasticity and will tend to fail if the one area is doing to much work. If you haven't done so, I recommend the bowyers bible vol 1 and 2. There is a discussion on profile shape
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Offline selfbow joe

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Re: New guy here, critique my bows!
« Reply #16 on: January 22, 2017, 03:26:44 pm »
Very nice looking bows

Offline loon

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Re: New guy here, critique my bows!
« Reply #17 on: January 22, 2017, 04:05:42 pm »
I live in San Diego and Northridge!
Nice bows
It looks like the string stretches a lot, or like it's very long at full draw... maybe it's the low brace height?.. what string material is it?
Is the white oak bow a pyramid bow or not? If you make a pyramid bow, the bend should be even all throughout, then you could use a tillering gizmo

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Re: New guy here, critique my bows!
« Reply #18 on: January 22, 2017, 06:05:02 pm »
I agree with Marc, and I'd lose a little of that extra wood passed the nocks.
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