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Offline gilcd85

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Re: Board Bow Advice
« Reply #15 on: March 26, 2020, 10:09:26 am »
Thank you for your responses! Good thing I didn't work on getting the area around the fades bending even more!

PatM, it was my first bow and at that point I already knew it won't reach my full draw so I saved myself some finishing work  ;)
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Offline Deerhunter21

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Re: Board Bow Advice
« Reply #16 on: March 26, 2020, 10:17:25 am »
the bending is from the fade like the others said and that's kinda worrying. its only your second bow tho, you did a better job on the handle. maybe make the transition go a bit longer but it looks good.
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Offline gilcd85

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Re: Board Bow Advice
« Reply #17 on: March 26, 2020, 10:18:34 am »
Got it. Thanks!
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Offline scp

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« Reply #18 on: March 26, 2020, 01:52:58 pm »
I will just start sanding it mainly outer 2/3 of limbs. I will also leave it stringed for several hours and shoot some arrows with it using shorter draw, say 24 inches. You are almost there.
« Last Edit: March 26, 2020, 01:56:31 pm by scp »
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Offline gilcd85

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« Reply #19 on: March 26, 2020, 02:00:45 pm »
Leaving it drawn and shooting arrows is in order to set the tiller and see how the design holds?
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Offline scp

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« Reply #20 on: March 27, 2020, 10:19:10 am »
Leave the bow Just stringed, not drawn. It's a simple way to "train" the bow to bend. All wood self-bows get easier to be drawn longer after they are exercised.
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