Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: RedBear1313 on August 02, 2014, 07:21:47 pm
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Is 1 1/4" handle area thick enough to hold up to an arrow rest about 1/4 deep?
what I did for the rest after laying out the basic outline was extend the rest out by an 1/8" on the bottom of my line, and 1/8" in above the line where my rest was put in.
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What bow design, wood and weight?
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osage, flat, haven't even got to floor tiller yet.
probably gonna shoot for 55 lbs.
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Osage is very strong and seems that since your only going in 1/8 that should be very safe...What are the handle dimensions going to be? 1 1/4 x 1 1/2 ?
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slightly more than 1" wide and after getting the ring I wanted only 1 1/4" deep.
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Measure the thickest part of the working limb "t"
t x t x t muliplied by the width at that point will give some sort of figure for the stiffness of that part of the limb.
Take the thickness where you are going to notch it T.
T x T x T multiplied by the width after notching will give a figure for the stiffness there.
You want that figure to be a good safety factor bigger than the first figure. If it's the same or even close then it's going to try and bend.
Or just guess ;)
Or add a shelf on rather than cutting it in.
Del
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Here's one of mine, 57# Osage at that same width...I'm a big dude and I don't think I'm man enough to bust that handle ;)
Don
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really depends on how deep the handle is ,, not so much the width
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All you really need is a little piece of leather for a small shelf. Jawge
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Tiller it first...then shape n cut your handle
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Perfectly safe