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Offline LittleBen

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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #20 on: August 25, 2014, 10:03:00 PM »
Nice bow mike. What length are you drawing it to when shooting that 169fps?

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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #21 on: August 26, 2014, 10:33:00 AM »
28.5"  I need to get some iron from the weight set and check the scale.  Just not believing that 43#!
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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #22 on: August 27, 2014, 12:00:00 PM »
Checked my bow scale with a known weight and it checks out.  Will recheck the bow weight and chrono it again too.  Not sure of my memory on the speed and can't find the notes
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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #23 on: August 27, 2014, 06:59:00 PM »
Ok, first I double checked the draw weight.  It came in at 45.5# at my 28.5 draw.

chronoed the same 520 gr arrow three times with the following results.

#1....168.3
#2....169.3
#3....169.4

average = 169 fps

next came a 650 gr arrow.  Three shots.

#1....162.2
#2....162.5
#3....162.5

average = 162.4
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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #24 on: August 27, 2014, 07:05:00 PM »
Had a sudden impulse to try a light weight so nocked up one of the grandson's 375 gr arrows and got 209.4 fps.
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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #25 on: August 28, 2014, 02:21:00 AM »
Those are some serious numbers!  Loving the look of the sharp angles on those limbs.  Thanks for doing all the testing monterey! I'm sure a good chunk of us got some useful/applicable info out of that.

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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #26 on: August 28, 2014, 09:01:00 AM »
monterey
how far in front of the arrow tip (or back of the bow)do you put your chronograph

nice numbers
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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #27 on: August 28, 2014, 09:42:00 AM »
that's is very cool mark.
 say, is there a standard distance for chrono placement?

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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #28 on: August 28, 2014, 10:25:00 AM »
Its four feet.
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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #29 on: August 30, 2014, 11:40:00 PM »
Wayne....I used to help Brent build the sheepeaters when he first "re-introduced" that style.  In fact I helped him coin the name.  

I can't remember the tapers...we did a lot of trial and error at first to come up with our formulas.   I can tell you that we didn't use any tip-wedges, just doubled up the glass on the belly side to make the static tips.
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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #30 on: August 31, 2014, 06:18:00 PM »
Mark, are you saying that the second layer of glass was applied only at the recurve point.
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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #31 on: August 31, 2014, 08:08:00 PM »
Yep...from the tip, around the bend, then feathered to nothing.  On the belly side...
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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #32 on: September 01, 2014, 08:51:00 AM »
Mark--- the one I have has the FG tip wedge between the cores
Both cores are .002's
I got mine from Brent this year.
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Re: static recurve build advice
« Reply #33 on: September 01, 2014, 12:52:00 PM »
I put a .050 glass wedge in my BBWO as well thinking that it would help with not pulling the "curve" out, it did !!
 

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