what would happen if...

[bbassi]

I were to add antler tips to an old bow? I picked up an old Shakespeare that is in desperate need of refinishing. as a matter of fact, it looks like someone started and then thought better of it. While giving her a close look over, it looks like someone sanded down the wood tips to a flat profile. If I beefed them up with antler overlays, how would that affect the bows performance? right now it's a 54" that's marked #55. would I have to worry if I were to say... double the mass on the tips?

[swampbuck]

I don't know about how it will effect performance but I did that with my Hatfield when the tips started to crack and it worked fine.Problem is the edge's of the limbs are rounded so a decent size glue line show's.You'd probably do a better blend job then I did but I'm only usein the Hatfield for bowfishin these day's anyway....it ain't no beauty pagent LOL

[Shawn Leonard]

Any weight ya add will slow the bow some, but only a few fps. as long as they are not honkin' big you should be fine. Shawn

[Orion]

Do it.  You won't notice any difference in performance.

[vermonster13]

If you do it right you can gain some by making the bow fast-flite able.

[bbassi]

fast flite on a 40 year old bow. Now that would be interesting....  

[vermonster13]

The glass will handle it. Some of the 40 year old bows had heavy enough tips to handle it when it came out anyways.

[Linc]

Go for it Brent.

[ishiwannabe]

As long as you dont use the WHOLE shed you found this winter....  

[Stone Knife]

Hey Brent, put that big shed on the bottom limb. That way it will stand up on it's own