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Offline RyanY

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The Tangent Bow
« on: November 16, 2012, 03:20:29 pm »
Here's yet another hickory bow I just finished up. Some might call this a holmegaard style bow or something similar but I didn't go into making this bow with that in mind. Instead, all the lines of the bow, with the exception of the thickness, follow the form of a tangent function. In less mathematical speak, the inner limbs are convex and the taper gradually increases in magnitude from the fades to mid limb. Then the outer limb is the exact opposite in that it is concave and the taper gradually decreases in magnitude towards the tip. The fades and handle also follow suite. Definitely a fun bow to make and I think it turned out quite nice.

The bow itself is 60" long and 45#@26". The handle is 4" long and the fades are 2" each. Limbs start at 2 3/8" wide tapering to 1 3/8" at mid limb and 3/8" at the tips. Mass is 17 oz. The back is trapped to half the width of the bow. Also it was heat treated and retained about 1" of reflex. Again, sorry about some of the bad pics. Hope you guys like it and thanks for looking!








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Offline killir duck

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2012, 03:27:05 pm »
nice looking bow!
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Offline Parnell

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2012, 03:30:25 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2012, 03:37:53 pm »
It's just one pic, but the right limb on the Tiller Tree pic looks like it is stiff from the fade to the midlimb.  In the full draw, it doesn't appear to be as bad, so it may just be the image.

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Offline Del the cat

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2012, 03:38:03 pm »
You think it turned out quite nice?
What...?
It's gorgeous :-*
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Offline oscar3b

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2012, 04:50:14 pm »
That bow is really awesome!  I think I might have to try this style of bow myself.  :D I bet that thing is a screamer!
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Offline Ifrit617

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2012, 05:02:40 pm »
Gorgeous... Absolutely great bow.

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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2012, 05:04:25 pm »
Neat design and very nicely executed, thats a sweet looking bow. Hows performance say compared to a standard flatbow or pyramid design? Great job.
Greg
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Offline k-hat

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2012, 05:26:31 pm »
That's a beautiful piece of work right there!  I get the mathy part but i try not to think about math too much when i do bows ;)   Neat application though and great execution ;D
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Offline kevinsmith5

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2012, 05:43:21 pm »
Very nicely done.
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Offline PatM

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2012, 05:56:16 pm »
Nice "Holmamid"  ;)
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Offline rossfactor

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2012, 06:03:48 pm »
Man, that looks fast.

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Offline lesken2011

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2012, 06:28:34 pm »
Nice job! I like that camo look on the back! :)
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Offline nativenoobowyer86

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #13 on: November 16, 2012, 07:20:20 pm »
thats fantastic! I like it :)
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Offline Bowman

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Re: The Tangent Bow
« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2012, 07:33:46 pm »
Another beauty. Nice and perfect. I like your rustic style. Simple and clever. .-)
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