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Title: Plans for a 50's Style Recurve
Post by: NCArrowflinger on January 15, 2017, 01:52:00 AM

Anyone know where to order plans for a 50's style recurve?

Title: Re: Plans for a 50's Style Recurve
Post by: kennym on January 15, 2017, 11:13:00 AM

http://www.vintageprojects.com/archery/recurve-bow-plans.pdf

This maybe?

Title: Re: Plans for a 50's Style Recurve
Post by: passion for knowledge on January 15, 2017, 10:22:00 PM

Certainy worth the read, just for a better understanding of what it takes to make a bow.

Title: Re: Plans for a 50's Style Recurve
Post by: NCArrowflinger on January 16, 2017, 05:26:00 PM

Thank you!

Title: Re: Plans for a 50's Style Recurve
Post by: arachnid on January 18, 2017, 07:16:00 AM

Any benefits for having the limbs straight and not deflexed like modern recurves?

Title: Re: Plans for a 50's Style Recurve
Post by: Mark R on January 18, 2017, 01:08:00 PM

Interesting, I made a Bow very close to the one Kenny shows in his post using the same plans. the  riser is a bit short for the long straight limbs,the bow shoots fine but there is more shock for a recurve than I like. The bow is also a little long for a recurve with the long limbs to short riser, I think a longer riser for that length would be less shock or shorter limbs.