Randy...I didn't know you did that kind of work....Cool!....cause I might have one if the outfitter don't buy it before I leave!
Yes sir, I did about 20 last year.
5# is a piece of cake for any bowyer who is reducing weight. Ask them how they are going to do it. You either remove glass or taper the edges...tippit
You are correct.. I either round the edges, trap, or sand the belly. Sometimes it’s a combination of several methods. It varies for bow to bow depending on what the customer wants to achieve.
And sometimes I’ll decline to work on one if I don’t feel comfortable reducing a bow if it’s already been trapped a lot or is to narrow to comfortably reduce without cause limb fatigue. Recurves are typically a little trickier than longbows and usually can’t be reduced as much as a longbow because of limb and glass thickness.