Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Dave 55 on December 25, 2008, 02:47:35 pm
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Merry Christmas Day guys and greetings,my name is Dave Tarbell ,Im from central North Dakota the land of snow and cold,and great deer hunting.I got a new hickory stave and my plans are 64 inches ntn ,2 inches wide at the fades ,tapering the last 12 inches to 1/2 inch at the nocks,3/4 inch thick at the fades to 5/8 inch at the nocks.This is my first attempt and would appreciate any suggestions.Id like to get somewhere around 60 # at 26 inches ,thanks Dave.
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The secret to hitting your desired weight is going very, very, very, very,very slowly. Scrape, then exercise the bow a dozen or better yet a dozen and a half pulls. Then scrape slowly, exercise, then scrape slowly, exercise. Did I mention go slowly? Going slowly is the big secret. If you rush it, I can promise you will have a bow much lighter than you wanted. Have fun. You have just started the best hobby on the planet.
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You will have plenty of wood for sure. Don't get in a hurry to remove it. Patience is absolutely the most valuable tool to getting any shooting bow, not to mention hitting the target weight. Justin
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Thanks for the information guys,I got it go slooowly,Dave.
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Welcome Dave, and good luck! Had me a giant buffalo staek in ND once.