Thank you for your kind comments.
With the takedown system I can build bows down to 58” off the one form.
I erred on the side of 62” n to n as I did not know what weight the limbs would yield. It is a comfortable weight for an older person to shoot around a field coarse so luck must have been on my side.
Four coats of clear were applied and after allowing three days for the finish to harden it was hand rubbed to a satin finish.
The belly laminations are tapered, but in hindsight after using parallel laminations in recurve #3 parallel laminations would appear to be the better option. With a distance of 13” between the limb fade and tip stiffening the taper is negligible. On recurve #3 the measurement is just over 11”.
Hopefully I will be able to do some comparative testing in the near future.
If you look at the photo of the unbraced bow you will notice that the pivot point is virtually in line with the limbs and with the amount of recurve in the stiffened tips a bow stringer is a necessity to avoid twisting the limbs.
Mark,
I was going to dob you in but my gentle natured side took over. Have you still got the template for the limb angles on the riser?
Once the limbs were trued up to equal dimensions the bow came out with 1/8” positive tiller.
Jeff,
It does not take too much to side track me these days.
The stiffened tips do open a little at full draw.
As we know brace height is measured from the pivot point so logically the draw length should be measured similarly. Unfortunately the A.M.O. system came into being to confuse the issue.
For those who are not familiar with the A.M.O. standards;
“AMO DRAW LENGTH STANDARD
For Manufacturers
Draw length is a specified distance, or the distance at the archer’s full draw, from the nocking point on the string to the pivot point of the bow grip (or the theoretical vertical projection of a tangency line to the pivot point parallel to the string) plus 1 3/4”.
Draw length from pivot point shall be designed at DLPP and shall be called TRUE DRAW LENGTH.
EXAMPLE: 26 1/4” DLPP plus 1 3/4” is the equivalent of 28” draw.
For Dealers and General Use
For practical reasons not requiring precise terms, draw length is the distance, at the archer’s full draw, from the nocking point on the string to the back of the bow at the arrow rest.
EXPLANATION: The standard Manufacturers is consistent with the Bow Weight Standard as related to the pivot point. The DLPP plus 1 3/4” is compatible to previous concepts of draw length.
(See handle illustration.)
Draw length for Dealers and General Use relieves the burden of preciseness not required for general use and facilitates determining arrow length. THIS STANDARD SUPERSEDES THE PREVIOUS STANDARD.”
Rob,
I endeavour to change the shape of my risers so that no two are the same. There is a block of Macassar ebony sitting on my shelf waiting to be turned into a riser. The Black and Decker power files are excellent for removing excess material in a short time.
Ongoing wrist problems mean I won’t be attending Wisemans this time [although the bow may get there], North Albert or Caboolture. The earliest appointment I could get with the specialist is the 20th of April.
Daryl.
nice looking bow, love the limb recurve, love the over all complete look of the bow, a job done well.
Email; robnicoll(at)bigpond(dot)com
