New project

[DC]

Here's another like the top picture with a little less heel in the grip. Hands are sore and the grip is squareish so I think I could get a better grip on things

[sleek]

Badger, whats your opinion on this, or are you waiting quietly for the fd chart and chrono numbers to come out?

[sleek]

Here's another like the top picture with a little less heel in the grip. Hands are sore and the grip is squareish so I think I could get a better grip on things

I like it. The lower is just a touch stiff, and thats the best limb to be stiff. You may try to adjust your grip to angle the lower limb toward you just a touch. The way you carve the handle can make that happen though. 

[DC]

OK I'll smooth out the handle, rasp in an arrow pass, FD chart and then Chrono. I'm going to leave the tips until after the first chrono. I think Badger is expecting it to deteriorate quickly. I'm thinking the same unless the deflex is taking off more strain than I think.

[Bayou Ben]

I'm assuming thinning the levers will be more important than normal to the chrono results considering their length and the % of mass that they carry in this bow.

[Badger]

   As much as you worked it I don't think it will deteriorate much at all. An ideal flight bow reaches full draw the very first time on the scales before the shooting takes place. In the case of an unlimited weight class bow I might tiller it 4 or 5" short of full draw and the first full draw it ever hits will be on the shooting line.

[PatM]

Here's an old thread on Paleoplanet where we were discussing the idea you have going here.  The idea being to sneak up on this theoretical design.  Sorry it's full of math and graphs.
  https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/paleoplanet69529/a-quick-study-of-the-stiff-limbed-hickman-thought--t16901.html
 

[bradsmith2010]

Very nice,

[sleek]

Oh gosh... hows it shoot! Im dyin over here. Feel like a new dad pacing the waiting room waiting on the news.

[DC]

FDC measurements
5" brace 0
6----     3.9
7---      6.8
8----     9.1
9----     11.1
10--      12.4
11--      14.1
12--      15.5
13--      17.5
14--      19.1
15--      20.2
16--      21.9
17--      23.4
18--      24.9
19--      26.3
20--      27.8
21--      29.4
22--      31
23--      32.5
24--      34.1
25--      35.7
26--      37
27-- popped a splinter

Now I have to babysit my grandson. It was a very small splinter. I've Ca'd it. Just the wood between two growth rings about 1/16" wide. Little cloud of dust. Crap.

[DC]

I meant to post this an hour ago. I pushed the button but it never went.

[DC]

Middle of the bottom working limb. Starts at the pencil mark and goes left about an inch. I'm reasonably confident that the CA will hold it. But I've never dealt with tiny splinters before.

[sleek]

Id wrap it tight with sewing thread, the length of the splinter, then soak that in liquid ca glue. That usually does the trick.

[DC]

What are the chances of the CA holding it. I don't really like bandaids . I guess a wrap on both limbs might be alright.

[DC]

Here's an old thread on Paleoplanet where we were discussing the idea you have going here.  The idea being to sneak up on this theoretical design.  Sorry it's full of math and graphs.
  https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/paleoplanet69529/a-quick-study-of-the-stiff-limbed-hickman-thought--t16901.html

Thanks Pat, that looks like a good read.