Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Tree_Ninja on December 23, 2015, 10:49:04 am
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Hey folks,
I'm trying to take this one slow. I have trouble floor tillering, and have stopped using a long string because of various issues.
This yew is 62" and maybe an inch past brace. Top limb on the right. It looks to me like I need to scrape some wood off the right limb from mid limb on. Looks like a hinge might develop on the inner third on right limb(if you draw a line 1 1/2" in from right side of cinder block).
Left limb looks ok to me. Any other opinions/comments before I start pulling this one further?
The unbraced photo is a mirror image because I flipped the bow on the tree. I used a photo editor to mirror it so that it is facing the same way as the braced photo.
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The outer 2/3 of each limb looks stiff to me but be careful just off the fade on the right(top), like you said, the beginning of a hinge.
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like Pat says!! watch out for that spot , the weakest point will determine where to remove the remaining wood
you can even see without the braced picture that the outer limbs are too slightly too thick
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The outer 2/3 of each limb looks stiff to me but be careful just off the fade on the right(top), like you said, the beginning of a hinge.
like Pat says!! watch out for that spot , the weakest point will determine where to remove the remaining wood
you can even see without the braced picture that the outer limbs are too slightly too thick
+1 exactly!
Good start though, absolutely not the worst first brace I've ever seen or done myself. Patrick
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Thanks for the tips gys. The unbraced was actually from one step before, but the thickness difference is pretty obvious in the picture.
I need to gey my eyes calibrated, but at least I saw the hinge!
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Here it is at about 11". Not sure of weight probably around 30# right now.
I've been taking it slow , this is what it looked like last night before I called it a day. I'm looking to get some more opinions before I start working/pulling on it more.
The left limb is looking stiff on inner 1/3 to me. The right limb looks good until the tip. Maybe a little stiff on right limb middle?
Thanks for the help (limping along).
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I would work on the left inner(like you said) until it matches the right. Then I would leave the inners for a while and work on the mid and outers for a bit.