Good morning Gordon,
very nice looking working limb on this one. power lams do wonders for pushing it out towards the tips more. i bet you are getting very good performance on that one.
i have a few basic questions that may sound odd. but why do the self Bowyer's use cabinet scrapers to lean down these limbs? the only thing I've ever used a cabinet scraper for in all my years as a carpenter was scraping glue off of cabinets.
another question i have originates from your build along post. very nice job on that BTW.... but i watched you go through the whole process of tillering and getting the finished weight dialed in..... THEN you applied the grip build up, the silk backing and snake skins. this confused me.
my question is this: If you are building a design that flexes through the grip portion of the bow like that one, doesn't the additional materials added in the grip one inch off center effect the tiller balance?
And wouldn't the added backing effect the balance of the working limb somewhat too, as well as add additional draw weight?
BTW.... i believe we are neighbors.
...i live over in Mulino just south of Oregon City.
