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Title: Bow talk
Post by: Tyler Langston on December 06, 2009, 09:55:00 PM
I am new to bow building and traditional bows so dont no any of the abreviations that you gus use so i got a couple of questions.

1.What does R/D longbow mean?
2.What does bbo bow mean?
Title: Re: Bow talk
Post by: kennym on December 06, 2009, 09:59:00 PM
1  Actually sposed to be d/r deflex/reflex,deflexes toward string in handle then reflexes the other way in limbs

2 bamboo backed osage
Title: Re: Bow talk
Post by: kennym on December 06, 2009, 10:00:00 PM
Here is an example of a d/r

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=001165;p=3
Title: Re: Bow talk
Post by: cobbow on December 07, 2009, 10:42:00 AM
I'm new here also what is TTT? and if yall think of any just add them. There almost needs to be a dictionary of terms and abreviations used for new guys

Thanks for all the help
Title: Re: Bow talk
Post by: Shaun on December 07, 2009, 11:43:00 AM
to the top, a way of moving a post back up to the active area.
Title: Re: Bow talk
Post by: bjansen on December 07, 2009, 09:44:00 PM
Thats what TTT means!..never would have figured that one out...i was thinking tick, tick, tick (clock)