Post by: skeaterbait on April 12, 2018, 07:52:39 AM
Or better yet, the taboo question, does anyone have a pattern they would care to share?
Post by: Roy from Pa on April 12, 2018, 09:08:55 AM
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Post by: skeaterbait on April 12, 2018, 11:16:16 AM
Post by: monterey on April 12, 2018, 12:45:10 PM
Post by: Captain*Kirk on April 12, 2018, 01:55:58 PM
This should work for ya.. :laughing:
Looks like a moustache.... :bigsmyl:
Post by: Crooked Stic on April 12, 2018, 03:56:42 PM
Post by: Bowjunkie on April 12, 2018, 04:19:19 PM
Heck I don't care, I'd send you a copy of my pattern if that's the route you wanted to go, but I don't have one close to what you want.
I've studied that basic design for a few years myself. Came close to working it out, but never did. Not sure it suits me.
I don't think I'd ask anyone for their pattern on a homemade, custom made, or production bow. Something doesn't seem kosher about it.
I've 'designed'(partially copied in some sense) every laminated bow I've made, except I made a couple of one piece recurves off of a Bingham Project pattern back when I was getting started. It was a good one, but not what I would have done on my own. I made 3 of them.
I suggest you visually study those you like, shoot some of those, then think about what you'd change if anything, and design and make your own based on your thoughts. Even if you make it a lot like someone else's... you layed out the length, width, the exact amount of deflex, reflex, riser length, you largely developed the curves, you smoothed them out... then you make an educated guess as to the best width taper, thickness taper, material... it's like searching for your, own, fit... it's like dating. Do you want someone to choose your mate? Me neither. Invest yourself. Commit. Sink or float on your own. Git er done.
Post by: Roy from Pa on April 12, 2018, 04:42:07 PM
Post by: Exiled_Archer on April 12, 2018, 05:20:12 PM
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Post by: monterey on April 12, 2018, 05:28:46 PM
Now, bowjunkie touched on the solution, buy a Bingham pattern.
Post by: skeaterbait on April 12, 2018, 07:45:54 PM
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Post by: Bowjunkie on April 12, 2018, 08:28:08 PM
Post by: Roy from Pa on April 12, 2018, 08:35:42 PM
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Post by: skeaterbait on April 12, 2018, 09:21:53 PM
Tips even with the front of the handle aye? I'd soften the deflex a hair at its apex and push the reflex out toward the tips just a little. How long is the riser?
Please don't think me a smart alec... what is an apex? The riser is about 14.5" as drawn, not by any design, I just started laying it out. Admittedly in total ignorance. I was basing it off of photos I found of unstrung Super Shrews and a Mosshorn a buddy of mine has.
Post by: Shredd on April 12, 2018, 10:18:33 PM
But seriously... Study those other bows, blow them up on your screen and get the angles and such off the fades and how the limbs are laid out and visualize what you might change about it...
Here is a tip for you... Make your form oversized... Height and length... If the first design does not work so well you can reshape your form... You can always trim the excess off later on when you are satisfied with your design...
Good Luck Bro... We'll be watchin' yah... No pressure... But don't mess up... :tongue: ;)
Post by: Crooked Stic on April 12, 2018, 10:23:35 PM
Post by: Roy from Pa on April 13, 2018, 06:23:20 AM
ˈāpeks/Submit
noun
1.
the top or highest part of something, especially one forming a point.
"the living room extends right up into the apex of the roof"
synonyms: tip, peak, summit, pinnacle, top, vertex
"the apex of a pyramid"
Post by: skeaterbait on April 13, 2018, 07:56:20 AM
Post by: Todd Cook on April 13, 2018, 08:19:50 AM
Post by: Roy from Pa on April 13, 2018, 08:52:47 AM
:laughing: :wavey:
Post by: C. Johnson on April 13, 2018, 10:44:01 AM
But...
Part of the fun of bow building is to come up with your own designs. Let other bows you've shot influence you, but come up with your own plan. Build it with black glass and maple, see how it shoots. Keep notes, modify and try again. Let your design evolve over time.
Honestly, that's the part I like best.