2021 1st Newbie build along challenge

[Fox]

I agree Russell. I’d say right limb is bending less then left as well.... but it is funky...

[Allyn T]

Yo did everyone stop, I wanna see some progress. Eastcreek, kenneth what's up with your bows? Fox I know youve been having some issues. Tradecraft is done I think and so is zugul. Russel is busy but making progress. Hawkdancer is being a tease and won't commit ; )

[Black Moshannon]

Well the tiller has me nervous cause i'm not sure where to go with it. Right now I'm working with the tillering gizmo out to 20" and it has been indicating most bend in the right limb upper third area. I recently did another heat treat and its been sitting around a few days. Doing more tillering today.

[Allyn T]

Tillering is the most nerve racking part for sure

[Fox]

Looks li like a good and deep heat treat there! yeah tillering is scary for me  and most of the time that's where I make the most mistakes and learn the most. with the tillering gizmo though if your stave is flat, then just follow the lines, and don't draw past your intended draw weight. and lately, I've been drawing 10 or so pounds under my draw weight until I get the tiller how I want it, and am coming up to full draw. and wherever the bow is taking set  (if it is) then that's another indicator of what's bending more... you may know all of this already 

[Deerhunter21]

i am really struggling on keeping both sides equal thickness  .... thats my update 

[Allyn T]

I'm sure you'll get it down Russel

[eastcreekarchery]

Hello everyone. Sorry about my hiatus. I've been very busy with work and haven't had time to work on my bow. I have the limb thickness taper done and my next step will be heat treating and straightening on a caul. I'd like to add some reflex to the tips but im not sure if the previous heat straightening will come out if I heat the tips. I still need to think about how to do this. I will post some pics of my progress later today!

[mmattockx]

i am really struggling on keeping both sides equal thickness  .... thats my update 

I mark the sides of the limb at regular intervals and measure thickness using a vernier caliper at each station (I measure near both edges and at the center of the limb at each point). With some care you can rasp and sand to very accurate thicknesses and keep everything even.


Mark

[WhistlingBadger]

Howdy, boys.  My chromebook won't post to the forum, so I've mostly been lurking lately.  The kids recurve didn't work because I ended up making the curves too thin.  First time I strung it up the curves pulled right out of it.  Currently working on rawhide backing my old black locust flatbow, and an interesting challenge:  Making a working bow for the Badgerling's favorite doll.  14" ntn, 3#@6".  The kid wants it to look kind of like her full-size bow; I want it to shoot arrows (made from bamboo kitchen skewers, what else?) fast enough to actually stick in the target.

[TimBo]

I want to know the optimum mass for that bow...

[WhistlingBadger]

I want to know the optimum mass for that bow...

ha ha ha  Did I mention it's backed with brown lunch bag paper?  It was either that or mouse sinew...

[Fox]

I want to know the optimum mass for that bow...

ha ha ha  Did I mention it's backed with brown lunch bag paper?  It was either that or mouse sinew...

 

Thats great

[Allyn T]

I want to know the optimum mass for that bow...

So do I!

East creek work is no excuse : )
Thomas I would love to see you use that bow to load a kabob

[Deerhunter21]

Left is bending way too much out of the fade

Right limb needs more in the middle

What do you guys think?