static recurve help

[dylanholderman]

any wood suggestions? iv'e got maple walnut maybe some cherry and some other misc wood scraps laying around, what do you guys think will look good with the osage in five years once its darkened up some.

[Eric Krewson]

I have used a hypodermic syringe to inject Urac deeply into cracks.

I have used a combination of osage and walnut the most, you could stain any other wood you use. Put lye on cherry and it will turn dark like a buckeye.

[Pat B]

Probably any of the woods you mentioned will work, Dylan.

[dylanholderman]

hey so its been a while sense i posted on this, been working on it a little at a time here and there but recurves are unfamiliar ground for me so i would appreciate some input here hows the tiller looking? (sorry for the bad background i know it doesn't help)
   

[Pat B]

Dylan, if you can I'd make the left limb the bottom and get the right inner limb area to bend a tad more. Otherwise it looks pretty good.

[ohma2]

Agree with Pat

[simson]

I'm wondering why you make such excessive levers. Look at the last pic, probably drawlength about 25 or 26". Look at the string angle, the string is near at the lever. In this way you have no benefit of the levers, you only create additional mass.
Imo alever angle of about 60° is the best for statics (o.k. it depends also on the the bow length)

[dylanholderman]

Thanks pat and ohma2 I’ll will get out to the garage and put your advice to use tonight.

Simson I agree the recurves are excessive, this is only my second recurve and I got a bit overzealous when I made the steam bending form.

[DC]

Wait until you are at full draw and then mark where string lift off is. I like to cut them so the string lifts off a little before full draw.

[bradsmith2010]

if he cuts them a bit, the string angle will be better?

[DC]

I think that anything beyond where the string touches at full draw is dead weight. You need a bit of it to build a nock but no more.

[dylanholderman]

 finally calling this done, thank you to everyone at the classic who gave me advice and helped me tiller it in the rest of the way.

wish my leather work was better but i don't practice it much so that's what i get.

sapwood backed Osage,

63'' nock to nock 51# at 28''

[Danzn Bar]

Looks damn good...shoot the heck out of it and have some fun.
DBar

[Pat B]

She looks good Dylan. congrats.    

[sleek]

Mighty mighty fine. I love it. Bet it's the sweetest pulling bow you will ever draw. Tiller looks on point as well.  You should be proud of that.