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Author Topic: Advice needed from the bow builders  (Read 351 times)

Offline burch

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Advice needed from the bow builders
« on: November 13, 2007, 05:48:00 PM »
I have an old wood bow and the limbs are a little whacked outta shape. Is this a concern, can it be fixed or should I just shoot it as is ?

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Offline Bjorn

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Re: Advice needed from the bow builders
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2007, 11:11:00 PM »
I am not a bowyer; but I collect vintage bows. The important measurement you want to express is 'string depth'. Measure the distance (at a right angle) from the string to the deepest part of the upper and lower limbs. And then post those here, along with the brace height. The difference indicated in the curve at the tips does not really matter very much. Nice drawings by the way.

Offline mmgrode

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Re: Advice needed from the bow builders
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2007, 11:37:00 PM »
As Bjorn suggests take a measurement at each of the fades to the string and let us know what they are.  Looks like it's got positive tiller there which is what you want, but check to see how much.
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