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Title: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: northern fisher on July 30, 2009, 08:39:00 AM
A few years ago I bought a 65# tomahawk from a friend(Harl)and at the time it was not to much wieght.Lately due to my job I have been having some shoulder problems.I have lighter bows to shoot but I like this bow and it is no good to me at this wieght.A couple days ago I dropped it off to a friend who is sending it to a bowey in Hearst Ont to have the wieght reduced.I have seen Tony's work and he is very good.
 My question to you folks is how many of you have had this done and were you happy with it or did you regret doing it
 Thanks for your input
Gary
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: Don Stokes on July 30, 2009, 08:42:00 AM
I had one of mine done, lowered about 10#. I sent it back to the bowyer who made it. He was a little hesitant, and said 10# was a lot to take off. It worked out fine, and I still have the bow.
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: Rob Fin on July 30, 2009, 09:04:00 AM
I had a longbow reduced from it's original 56# down to 51# by the bowyer (Abe Penner of Cari-bow). It was a good decision and it was like getting a new bow. I really don't think I lost any arrow speed either since I was able to better expand my draw with the reduced weight.
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: ron w on July 30, 2009, 09:32:00 AM
I have had 3 bows reduced,a Great Northern, Northern Mist, and a Northwind,all by the original bowyers. All were reduced by 5# and refinished. All came back like new. I bought all 3 bows from the classifieds here. All 3 bows, the makers had them on file by number and knew what the could do as far as removing material, plus or minus a coulpe of #! I would do it again.
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: trapperDave on July 30, 2009, 09:35:00 AM
showing my ignorance, how do they do it? Thin the glass or narrow the limbs?
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: ron w on July 30, 2009, 09:46:00 AM
I think it depends on the bow. Some can narrowed, some can be narrowed and trapped and the glass can be thinned also. It all depends on what was needed to make weight when it was made.
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: vermonster13 on July 30, 2009, 09:47:00 AM
Some trap the limbs, some sand the glass down and if they are trying for a major reduction may do both.
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: sswv on July 30, 2009, 09:52:00 AM
I had my little black Vortex done a few years ago and ended up loving it even more. Kevin built the bow so he's the one that did work. My personal opinion....let the fellow that built it do the work "if at all possible".

best of luck with it  
 :archer:
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: PowDuck on July 30, 2009, 10:08:00 AM
What does "trapping" the limb mean?
I've got a 68lb AR Stick but hesitate to have anything done hoping for my dream moose hunt some day.
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: Whip on July 30, 2009, 11:01:00 AM
Trapping is tapering the edge of the limbs so that the back is narrower than the belly, or vice versa.  
How much a bow can be safely reduced depends to some extent on how it was made originally.  If when the bow was first made it came in a bit overweight it might have had some material removed when it was built, thus reducing how much could be taken off later.  If it wasn't a custom order it might have a little more leaway.  Either way, the original bowyer would be my first choice to take weight off.
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: leatherneck on July 30, 2009, 11:38:00 AM
I had a Whisperstik longbow reduced from 60# to 53#. JD trapped(Whip described it well) the limbs and it worked out great. I could not tell the difference when looking at it.
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: northern fisher on July 30, 2009, 01:38:00 PM
I'm not sure if Dale built this bow or if it was more of a 'mass produced model'but I'm glad to here that others have been happy with their bows. Sergio tells me that Tony figures he can remove 8# or so.As nice as the bow shoots ,that should be enough.
Title: Re: having my bows wieght reduced ?
Post by: PowDuck on July 30, 2009, 10:12:00 PM
Thanks, Whip. That makes sense.