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Offline rockkiller

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newbie screw up
« on: March 12, 2013, 08:48:00 PM »
I am trying to build my first glass longbow (drum roll) and I made a mistake,   :bigsmyl:

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Re: newbie screw up
« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2013, 09:13:00 PM »
Taking a inch off will probably be close. What is your length right now?
As for reshaping the tip area, pic"s would help.
Probably will need to narrow some.
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Re: newbie screw up
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2013, 09:25:00 PM »
If you skinny the tips back down, you won't lose that much, or I don't anyway. Bout 6# is the best I can do by piking 2" on a 64" bow...

How is the tiller now? You maybe could not taper clear back to the riser and keep a bit more, but 8# will be a stretch methinks...
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Re: newbie screw up
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2013, 10:44:00 PM »
....what Kenny said.

If you got enough length, piking it a little more might get you some more weight.

Or you could just finish it out and consider it a learning experience since it's your first one and we all know you'll be building more (this hobby is pretty adictive).

Here's a link to a thread bjansen started.  He has links to a lam stack calculater that will let you know how much to adjust your stack thickness to hit a desired draw weight.  It works well.
 http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=007699;p=1
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Re: newbie screw up
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2013, 03:01:00 PM »
I'll try taking a in" off each end and see what happens.
JOHN: I have not made a arrow,tyed a fly,and I have a pile of wood that I need to mill up that was supposed to be end tables and a dresser that was to be done a month ago Plus A bunch of other stuff that ain't getting done since I started this bow so I done think I will have that addiction problem   :D  

Thanks again to you guys for your help

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Re: newbie screw up
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2013, 03:09:00 PM »
Guess I cant spell either.That. should read (don't think ) not done think.  "[dntthnk]"

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Re: newbie screw up
« Reply #6 on: March 16, 2013, 11:06:00 PM »
It worked.I cut a in" off each tip and gained 6lbs.My 62" is now a 60" but I'm ok with that and I learned something.
Thanks again for the help.

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