Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: upstatenybowyer on January 12, 2017, 07:13:34 pm
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This is that narrow osage bow I mentioned yesterday. I've got it to about 23" and the weight is there is right where I want it, just below 40#. How's the tiller looking? I braced it high (with a real bow string O:)) cause it's the only string I've got. It's taking almost no set. I don't want to remove much more wood if I don't have to. Thanks guys :)
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Looks good but it looks like the bottom limb is bending a little more than the top.
If the weight is where you want it, flip the limbs around.
Jawge
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You beat me to it Jawge. If your set on top as is there is a dark spot just above your hand. A few scrapes above that area wouldn't hurt much.
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Thanks guys. Great advice from two great bow men!
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Your tillering skills have greatly improved since your first couple bows.
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Looks like that skinny stick is working out for you nice !
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looking good,, :)
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Looking nice!
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It doesn't look like the lower limb is bending more(further than the top limb) to me. It does look to have a tighter bending radius than the top limb though. This can occur due to a difference in limb length, with a longer top limb. Not really a problem unless one limb starts to take more set than the other, or you have a hinge. Doesn't seem to be a problem in your case.
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That lower limb seems to have a little natural flip...if the top was the same I think it would be hard to see a difference. I agree with clint...your really turning a corner.
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Hey thanks boys. Any improvement on my part is a direct result of what I've learned here... so many awesome bows, great topics, honest feedback, add infinitum...
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I'm with Jawge and Jon.
when taking pics of a f/d for asking about bending you should have:
- hold the bow absolute vertically
- put an arrow on the string
- camera angle perpenticular to the bow side
- camera height at the height of your hand
otherwise it could be that the camera angle gives a wrong shape of the bend
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Looks good from here, maybe as was said a little mid upper limb if you have some weight to give, but over all looks good. :)
Pappy
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I'm with Jawge and Jon.
when taking pics of a f/d for asking about bending you should have:
- hold the bow absolute vertically
- put an arrow on the string
- camera angle perpenticular to the bow side
- camera height at the height of your hand
otherwise it could be that the camera angle gives a wrong shape of the bend
I'm writing this down right now. Thank you Simson!
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Take a pic with both limbs up and if you can, from both the left and right side. Sometimes selfbows look totally different from the left to the right side.
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On your strung picture it the left limb looks flat from the dark spot out about a foot then there is a little hingy spot.
The drawn picture doesn't show this same effect as much.
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I'm with Jawge and Jon.
when taking pics of a f/d for asking about bending you should have:
- hold the bow absolute vertically
- put an arrow on the string
- camera angle perpenticular to the bow side
- camera height at the height of your hand
otherwise it could be that the camera angle gives a wrong shape of the bend
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