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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #795 on: March 05, 2013, 02:20:00 pm »
Thats gonna be a beuty for sure Scott.
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Offline bubby

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #796 on: March 05, 2013, 03:21:03 pm »
josh look's happy happy pd, but who wouldn't be, sweet bow chris
that's looking fine scott
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #797 on: March 05, 2013, 05:48:58 pm »
Liking that bow you got going Stringman, looks sweet.
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Offline danny f

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #798 on: March 05, 2013, 05:53:14 pm »
heres how its looking now i have removed quite abit of wood from the outer limbs. where do you measure set from on a mollie? . i read a post the other day that said you measure from where the working limb fade meets the levers. is this true?? this bow has around 3/4" of set from there. but if i measure from the tips it has nearly 2". i may have to find a plan B. 
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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #799 on: March 05, 2013, 06:54:13 pm »
I saw that comment as well.  Thought about it and disagree, respectfully.  If you measure set that way, then you would have to measure reflex that way as well.  If only the levers are reflexed on an otherwise straight limb mollie, you have more tip travel, more stored energy.  The reverse would be true for set.  Willing to consider the argument, but I don't see it.
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Offline danny f

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #800 on: March 05, 2013, 07:06:06 pm »
so does this mean i have nearly 2" of set? (before tip overlays which would reduce it abit) if so i think i will keep this and make something else as i dont think someone would be happy to recieve it. even though the bow shoots very well and fast. :(
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #801 on: March 05, 2013, 07:12:12 pm »
I like that bend Danny, much better.

My 2.32541367 cents on set. When I have a blank in my han dready to be floor tillered and after heat I stick the tips against the wall and measure from the wall to the back at the grip centerline. Then I tiller and shoot the bow 100 times. I repeat that process and the difference between the two measurement is set. If I had 4" of reflex when I started and ended up with 2" of reflex, my bow took 2" of set. Its the amount the wood has compressed since its intial form. Thats my take.
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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #802 on: March 05, 2013, 07:17:52 pm »
I'm not makin that call.  Just sayin that it's 2 inches of string follow either way.  Could try heat treating the belly to remove the set and stiffen it up.  ??

I agree with PD, the tiller looks good.
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Offline Knapper

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #803 on: March 05, 2013, 11:06:26 pm »
Time to check in. Here's a start on plan A. Got one tip bent last night and the other tonight. Thursday we start the tiller process.
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Offline coaster500

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #804 on: March 06, 2013, 12:10:52 am »
Nice curves Knapper!!

Plan A is lookin good :)!
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #805 on: March 06, 2013, 12:29:42 am »
Quote from: danny f on March 05, 2013, 05:53:14 pm
... i read a post the other day that said you measure from where the working limb fade meets the levers. is this true??

I resemble that remark.   :laugh:  Here's how it was explained to me by a guy who has made quite a few Mollies

"since the levers on the limbs do not bend ya got to measure limb set/ follow at the lever fades not the tip. Sort of like the indicator needle on a spine tester....the weight moves a fraction and the indicator moves a whole lot more, eh?"  Not saying anyone has to agree or disagree just saying that's what I was told and it seems to make sense to me.  You can not take set in a portion of wood that is not bending.  Right?  ???

Anyway...I think the tiller on yours looks pretty good too.  If it shoots really well...maybe you don't need to worry too much about the set.  I think we as bowyers sometimes get too hung up on set...myself included.   Anyway the bow looks good to me.   
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Offline Arrowind

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #806 on: March 06, 2013, 12:31:42 am »
hey Stringman.  Looks really cool.  Are those skins boa constrictor?

Look'n good Knapper!
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Offline randman

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #807 on: March 06, 2013, 02:59:25 am »
Lookin good Knapper. What's that steamer set up you are using there? Looks like a vaporizer or something. How does that work?
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Offline danny f

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #808 on: March 06, 2013, 03:47:33 am »
thanks everyone, slimbob i have heat treated twice with this bow. not sure how many times it can be done. i will make a plan B anyway and see what they are both like  as i say this bow shoots good and fast. oh well it gives me an excuse to make another one lol.
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Offline MWirwicki

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Re: 2013 Bow Trade Works In Progress
« Reply #809 on: March 06, 2013, 07:17:20 am »
Looking good Knapper!
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