Bowyer etiquette

[fujimo]

read some of kens posts- he uses the cheap 030 glass and cheap wood for lams, and builds a dirt cheap prototype, that can indicate any flaws in design, but also helps to generate a stack table-
 i think its a great way to go with a new design.
 good luck mate
keep us posted- and lotsa pics     we all supplement our bow lives vicariously on here!

[ouachitamac]

Yall are awesomely supportive. I hope to work on it tomorrow. I'll try to take pics all along the way. I got a photobucket account just for this. Hopefully I'll learn to use it.

[mikkekeswick]

I'm not sure I understand your taper info but  ifg I am reading it right you have far too much taper built in.
For a bow that is 1 inch wide at the fade tapering to 1/2 inch at the tips I would guess somewhere around 0.006 - 0.009 total taper would sufficient. I haven't made any bows one inch wide but maybe somebody who has can chime in?
Your numbers appear to be based on wood only bow taper rates.

[ouachitamac]

Basically, total thickness of stack at the butts(middle of riser)
Shooting for 1/2" tapering to 3/8" at the tips. Width is 1" to 1/2"
So that's .125" different in the total stack thickness, divided by 32 comes to 0.0039" per inch taper. That's for the whole stack, so I can divide that up over 2 parallels and two tapers, or divide that up on 4 tapers. If I did 2 parallels and 2 tapers, it would be 0.0019" per inch taper. Or using all 4 tapers, .001 per inch taper.

[ouachitamac]

But.....I have thought a lot and done little. So it may very well all go to crap on the form. Bwahahahahahaha!!

[JamesV]

Clay.................

You might want to look at your total stack thickness for the weight bow you are wanting to build. .50 is a lot for a 60# R/D bow.

Here are the specs for the R/D bow I took off the form yesterday. 62" NtN 1 3/16" at the fades 3/8" at the tips. Two lams Bamboo with .040 glass. Total Stack .385. 16" riser. .005 taper rate. This bow finished out a 57# and is a real shooter.

Hope this helps and good luck on your build.
Keep us posted on your results.

James