Hi, All: My first post to this board. I am a long time bowhunter. Started in the early 60's with a longbow. Got a recurve in the late 60's. Went to a compound in the early 70's. Now, I'm back to a longbow.
Decided to build one on my own. Got some hickory staves and the first two wound up in the fireplace. The third has come out well. It pulls 60 @ 28. The limbs seem to be even when viewed from the side. The string follows the center of the bow. It pulls well and does not stack too much. My problem is that when strung, if I look down the back of the bow from end to end, one side of the back is higher than the other all the way down on both limbs.
My question is this: Do I remove wood from the belly of the bow on the high side or the low side to bring both side even?
Thanks!