Belly corners

[DC]

I've read on here that back edges should be rounded off to the radius of a pea. Does the same go for the belly edges or should they be a little tighter radius to keep more flat belly width?

[wizardgoat]

I round mine off about the same. With yew, a lot more

[RyanY]

I like a very flat belly on most of my bows and usually won't round off the corners on the belly till I'm almost finished tillering. I don't think the radius matters much at all on the belly. Some are small and some are big. Depends on how I'm feeling for that particular bow.

[half eye]

DC,  I got a little saying for myself, and that's "sharp concentrates force" either compression or tension so I round off all the sharp edges. Keep in mind that I usually make short bendy bows so depending on your bow type or style results may vary......but sharp concentrates force.
     I usually wind up with a low crown and rounded edges for both back and belly but never rounded one to the radius of pea, just "break" the sharp corner. Dont make my way right, it is just the way I do it.
rich

[bradsmith2010]

i usually round mine a bit too,,

[osage outlaw]

I round mine out about the same as the back, maybe more.  I think it makes the bow look better to.

[Josh B]

I round em off as well.  Sharp edges dent easy.  Which makes all the other things mentioned more apt to happen.  Josh

[DC]

Good point GD. I never would have thought of that.

[Aaron H]

Josh is full of good points.

[Chadwick]

Round off ALL edges. It feels better, looks better, resists dents, and maybe even shoots better! To me, hard edges appear unfinished, as if the bowyer quit before the bow was done.

[Dances with squirrels]

Exactly Chadwick!

The back 'corners' of mine are about like a pea, the bellies are FULLY radiused, from one side to the other... actually, from one 'pea' to the other... not a flat spot on my bows anywhere. The degree of belly radius depends on bow width. Bow width depends on the wood, design, draw weight, etc..

[Pappy]

About like ryoon4690, I just get the sharp edge nocked off of most and try and keep it off while tillering.
   Pappy

[George Tsoukalas]

I round the back corners before stringing and then round the belly corners when done.

Back in the 40's...or soe... and no, I was not there ...LOL...

Passenger planes would have square corners and the windows were shattering. They rounded them and problem solved.

Jawge

[missilemaster]

I round mine to a pea back and belly, I hate sharp corners on a bow. I round them right after floor tiller and keep them round during tiller. If you round them after your done you will easily loose 2-3 pounds.

[Chadwick]

Now Jawge, when you talk about the '40s, could you specify that it was the 1940s? Just gotta be specific with someone of your... depth.