Reflex/lb/Gain ?

[kennym]

The reason I said no tip wedge is it looks to have a distinct change in bend where the wedge starts. I'm building one now without to see on a 58 or 60...

[Roy from Pa]

I agree with Gramps Pap Pap.

 

I think it would look a lot better without the tip wedges so it would have a better braced and full draw profile and would be a tad lighter.

But heck I don't make gwass bows...

[Forwardhandle]

My only concern with no tip wedges is the string angle ,I'm working on this 64" beast right now and sense I narrowed the limbs and at that string angle this thing is a barn burner at my draw ,so I think baby stepping it a little at time & try a total of .002 & if that doesn't work then the no wedge  current brace height is 8 1/4 " my widow recurve braces at 9" so it's not to bad and what the heck it will give me a excuse to build a couple more chasing the dream...lol in some ways the higher brace height is good you can use a wider variety arrows   

[Crooked Stic]

Too much taper with no wedge will hurt your string angle. What I done on a form once was build in a slight lever on the very end of tip starting back about 4 in. from the grooves. About 1/2 in. will be good.

[Forwardhandle]

I have built many self bows like your talking Mike so Im real familiar with what your saying , I have been tunning on this bow all morning thinking about what is said here its to late to change the taper rate but did some more narrowing and trapping I got this bow down to about 57 3/8 lb and droped the brace to 7 7/8 with no contact the tips are still setting wide tell I get the overlays on but think ones I get them narrow maybe like the leaver you said, I can drop more but it picked up more steam ,I can hat trick 201 fps at 30 1/2 550 grain ,I dont know the formula for converting that to 28" draw would be, maybe if I can get this to 7 1/2 brace the height will be a non issue but im done narrowing the limbs I dont think I have any more room left !

[Forwardhandle]

I still want to try the other form really as a new bow all together ,I think adding another 1 to 1 1/2  of reflex & decreasing the deflex the same would pep the bow up a bit but with the higher reflex even the 3" bracing this bow you need a stringer this bow has the earelst draw weight to brace glass bow I have made yet I would imagine the 4" would be scarier to brace , it might change the shooting characteristics but like Kenny says only one way to find out , (That must be a Show Me State thing )

[Crooked Stic]

I remember some where a 3-1 ratio may be pretty good.

[Forwardhandle]

Mike are you saying 3" of reflex to 1"
Of deflex ?