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Offline Marin

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Re: My board bow (build along?)
« Reply #315 on: April 04, 2017, 11:07:38 pm »
I guess I could shave the fades down. The gizmo isn't telling me they're stiff but it can't mark in that area.
And I made sure to round over all the sharp edges .
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« Reply #316 on: April 04, 2017, 11:53:53 pm »
Yes paul he needs to work back into them just a bit
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« Reply #317 on: April 05, 2017, 12:01:49 am »
Definitely the right one. Getting them to open up will dramatically help reduce set. Would not pull it anymore until corrected. Not being critical just honest. Otherwise looking great!
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« Reply #318 on: April 05, 2017, 12:33:10 pm »
What do you mean by "work back into them"? I assume you mean  shaving down the fades but I just wanted to ask just in case.
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« Reply #319 on: April 05, 2017, 02:35:19 pm »
Scrape from the fades out in the stiff areas, the rt is stiffer than the left
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« Reply #320 on: April 05, 2017, 02:38:11 pm »
You can hold up a cd or a dvd infront of the pic until the perspective is right and you will see where the bow needs to bend, sometimes i use the bill of my hat
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Offline Marin

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Re: My board bow (build along?)
« Reply #321 on: April 07, 2017, 06:27:34 pm »
Well more tillering today. The bow is now down to 27# at 20" and I got the fades to bend more. The tillering gizmo indicates that both limbs are bending equally now but I am still trying to determine if the fades are still too stiff. At first glance, they look quite stiff, but when I get closer to mark what I think is a stiff area, they appear to be bending fine. Anyone think the fades are too stiff?
Also, I've been noticing my bow has been taking some set. I have been leaving it at 20" (or at the other levels below 20" before I got to this point) for a while, about a minute at the most, to take a picture or run the gizmo under the limb. Is that bad for the bow?
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Offline Marin

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« Reply #322 on: April 08, 2017, 12:41:03 am »
Can I go ahead with reducing the weight? Like I said, I thought the tiller looks fine but I just want to make sure before.
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« Reply #323 on: April 08, 2017, 01:40:14 am »
Looks good
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Re: My board bow (build along?)
« Reply #324 on: April 08, 2017, 04:27:14 am »
You got her looking pretty good Marin. I personally would leave the fades alone now except maybe sanding for finish. They look good to me now and you don't want to over do them. I think your eye is guiding you pretty good. I'm thinking you got a bunch of guys here waiting for a report on that first shot.
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Offline Marin

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Re: My board bow (build along?)
« Reply #325 on: April 08, 2017, 01:39:54 pm »
Thanks guys,
I'm going to reduce the weight next chance I get. Unfortunately today it is raining  (R
I'm hoping there is going to be a break in the storm that will allow me to work
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« Reply #326 on: April 08, 2017, 10:33:05 pm »
Well the storm ended so I was able to work some more to reduce weight.
When I finished for today it was at 24# at 20". I also used the gizmo and it showed that one part was getting stiffer than the other, so I need to work on that.
Here's a pic I took today. Sorry for the poor quality
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Offline Knoll

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Re: My board bow (build along?)
« Reply #327 on: April 08, 2017, 11:36:07 pm »
45 @ 28 may be getting tough to achieve. Need to start picking up draw weight. Good luck!
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Re: My board bow (build along?)
« Reply #328 on: April 11, 2017, 12:20:40 am »
Got it to 22.5 lbs at 20" today. No pictures.
 Knoll, What do you mean it will be tough to achieve? I'm going down to 20 lbs at 20" of draw as bubby said that should get me to my target draw weight of 45 lbs.
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« Reply #329 on: April 11, 2017, 12:35:42 am »
I think it is time to start shooting it in some, round everything up, shape the handle roughly, and start stort draw shooting it and slowly work your way up close to full draw. Periodically check the tiller in a mirror or a glass door and checking how the limbs look at brace.
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