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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: lebhuntfish on July 06, 2014, 06:26:09 pm

Title: Osage recurve tip help? Updated pics!
Post by: lebhuntfish on July 06, 2014, 06:26:09 pm

What do you guy's think? This is the first tip I ever tried to finish. Should I shorten the very tip and make it more blunt? When the bow is braced, it don't touch the belly at all or the curve at the tip. Do I need to make the string grove longer, like down the belly side? Thanks for all the help guy's! Patrick

 (http://i1335.photobucket.com/albums/w668/lebhuntfish1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG1264_zpsdhpmgixt.jpg) (http://s1335.photobucket.com/user/lebhuntfish1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG1264_zpsdhpmgixt.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help?
Post by: Pat B on July 06, 2014, 06:43:05 pm

Patrick, that is a nice looking tip. Will you post a pic of the bow braced? Your recurves might not have enough curve to them like a bow with reflexed tips.

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help?
Post by: lebhuntfish on July 06, 2014, 06:48:09 pm

Your probably right Pat, I guess it would be more of a reflexed tip bow.

 (http://i1335.photobucket.com/albums/w668/lebhuntfish1/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG1214_zpsxjqambx9.jpg) (http://s1335.photobucket.com/user/lebhuntfish1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/IMAG1214_zpsxjqambx9.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help?
Post by: Danzn Bar on July 06, 2014, 08:27:24 pm

I agree with Pat B....nice looking tips.  And it does look like a "Flipped" bow, not really a recurve.  Brace looks a little long, but the bend in the limbs look good.  How does it shoot?
DBar

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help?
Post by: lebhuntfish on July 06, 2014, 09:10:56 pm

Thanks guy's, I'm working on the tips and handle which when I'm done I will Lower the brace. It shoots pretty good, if I could just get the chance to shoot it some more.

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help?
Post by: mwosborn on July 06, 2014, 11:06:37 pm

Tips and the bow look good to me.  Your brace looks ok to me too - I can't read your numbers on your tillering stick - but 7" is pretty typical for a brace height.

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help?
Post by: bubbles on July 06, 2014, 11:48:43 pm

Those handle fades look a little abrupt to me, but maybe I'm crazy.  I would smooth that transition a bit.

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help?
Post by: blackhawk on July 07, 2014, 07:26:59 am

You can reduce some thickness at the tips as well...u can prob carefully remove those islands on the belly of them n still be aok on keeping them static

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help?
Post by: Pappy on July 07, 2014, 08:09:41 am

Looks mighty good to me,maybe what Chris said but other than that looks fine.Very nice especially for your first. Wished my first looked half that good.  :)
  Pappy

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help?
Post by: lebhuntfish on July 07, 2014, 11:47:09 am

Thanks guys for all the replies!  I will take some of the island off the belly side of the curve to help reduce weight.  As for the handle, that offer some work. I knew I needed to work on the fades and the thickness. I hopefully will get to work on it today. If not I will finish it at mojam for sure. Thanks again all for the comments and help. I will post pictures as soon as I get some work done on her. Patrick

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help?
Post by: lebhuntfish on July 07, 2014, 02:33:39 pm

Well I took some time this morning to work on my bow. What do you thing of the handle and fades and the tips now? The handle pic is a little rough.

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Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help? Updated pics!
Post by: lebhuntfish on July 07, 2014, 09:53:36 pm

Updated pics!

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help? Updated pics!
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 08, 2014, 09:15:55 am

Your fades will probably be alright because its osage.  Just try to get that transition more gradual and smooth are your net one Lee.

Title: Re: Osage recurve tip help? Updated pics!
Post by: lebhuntfish on July 08, 2014, 05:02:31 pm

Thanks pearl! It's not too bad for my first go around though, I think.