Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Englishbowman on October 27, 2007, 01:26:27 pm
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A few days ago I spend 30 minutes whittling away at a hazel stave I got from some woods near my house, the result was an ugly half-finished looking piece of wood. I forgot about it for a while, but today I decided to have a quick shoot with it. As soon as I drew it back I was amazed as the draw weight seemed to decrease as I drew it back further, it was like pulling a compound ???. After shooting with it for I while I soon discovered that it was quite accurate and so I left it as it was. I think it’s about 20lb at full draw that’s about 27'' for me but it passes through double that while drawing back.
Guess it shows that looks aren’t everything ;D
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I can't understand how it could drop in weight as you draw it back, have you measured the weight at each 1 inch of draw, what you are saying is unheard of to my knowledge, there are some very extreme designs that have just a tad of let off but nothing like a compound. Has the bow taken any set? Steve
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The bow itself has some large knots on it surface and after use it does seem to set and so i have to bend it back into shape. All i can say is that the string seems to slacken near full draw.
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Hi,
I think that the wood is so wet, it won't break. The moisture content would be very high in a newly cut stave.