flight bow

[Ken75]

heres my lastest flight bow i built today 68 tip to tip 50 lbs at 28 . western diamondback skins pomagrante stain
 
 
 
 
 
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[Ken75]

forgot to mention hickory selfbow

[vanillabear?]

[Roy from Pa]

Nice, now I have a dumb question. Why are the limb tips so thick, and narrow? Is that something you do to a flight bow and is that why it did not take any set?

[Ken75]

thanks Scott
Roy i narrow limb tips and thickin them for speed the last 7inches dont bend almost giving it a Holmie tiller,as far as the no set dry wood trap the back and tiller slow . i learned the hard way about hickory.this one is 62 bows in just over a year and 98 percent were hickory self or backed bows

[Roy from Pa]

Thanks Ken. I always thought heavy tips slowed the bow down. But I do see how making them thicker and narrower would give the same weight for speed, and the thickness would reduce set. I keep the last 8 to 9 inches of my limb tips not bending either. What is the Holmie tiller thing? Never heard of that. I also trap my bows, but use more of a trap at the flares and less of a trap at the tips. Very interesting, thanks Ken.

We have an archery golf shoot every year up here in Pa, about 50 shooters attend. Naturaly the further a bow shoots an arrow, the closer you get to the target on your first and second shot. This past year I shot my old Bear takedown I bought in 1970. It is only 42 pounds at 28 inches, 68 inches long tip to tip, but I was shooting very light cedar arrows, with 3 one inch long feathers and a very light aluminum target tip. That 42 pound bow was hanging right in there with guys shooting bows of 60 to 70 pounds. I could not believe it.

[briarjumper12]

Ken,
Could you post a pic up close of the trapping?  I been trying to figure out how much I should round out my limb edges anyway and might try trapping the back on the one in progress.
Do you trap the back before tillering starts are somewhere along the way.  I have a hickory selfbow floor tillered right now.  1.5 wide, 65 long.  Would trapping the back even be a good idea?

[Ken75]

Roy i mentenioned holmie tiller because the holemgrade (SP) bows were narrowed and left stiff for the last several inches.ive been going after the selfbow broadhead flight record for a month or so now the record is just over 211yrds with 500 gr.arrows and broadheads.the best ive done is 191yrds on the last one.
Briar ill work on some pics of the trap this bow was 1 3/4 wide at fades and i narrowed the back to about 1 1/4 then tapered to the tips.if your selfbow is a board i would trap it if a stave i would leave it alone.

[briarjumper12]

It's a stave.  I have good luck with staves.  4 attempts and 4 shootable bows.  Tried one red oak board bow last it week and it broke on me while trying to string it the first time.  I had pulled it to 40 lbs on the tree.  Grain wasn't good.  I can read trees a lot better than boards. LOL

[Dean Marlow]

I am really interested at looking how you trapped this bow. I love Hickory and have a-lot of it around. Hickory bows are real smooth shooting bows but mine take a-lot of set. Thanks for sharing. Dean

[Ken75]

heres the full draw
Dean i take a farriers rasp to the back edges to trap the back  

[fish n chicks]

Originally posted by Ken75:
...this one is 62 bows in just over a year ....

Bro is that some kind of a typo? 62 bows in a year? that's madness. I mean the good kind of madness like exotic dancers, but still crazy. Regardless, you got a good hand on em. Keep it up and please keep sharing.

[Roy from Pa]

LOL fish:)

[Ken75]

well to be exact oct. 28th was officially my year so its more like 62 in 14 months