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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: 4 point on May 21, 2018, 11:27:13 PM
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I was hoping to get some opinions on a starting point for this design. I originally drew the limb profile up to be used with a set back handle but I decided that was going to be to big of a pain in the a** to fit the riser. I'm hoping this form will work with for a 62" and 64", the blue lines on the end are the nocks. It's a 17" riser and I'd like to make a skinny limbed bow, 1 1/4 width handle at the widest tapering to 1 3/16 or 1 1/8 towards the fades tapering to 1/2" or so at the nocks. I'm trying to get a 62" bow thats comfortable at a 30" draw. I was thinking 2 .002 tapers with .030 veneers .040 glass. Am I way off? .004 taper kinda sounds like a lot but I don't want to much pressure on the fades at my draw. I would add a tip wedge as well but I have no idea how long I'd need. Hope all that rambling didn't confuse everyone.
Thanks for any help
(https://i.imgur.com/HrSlgUS.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/0S131K1.jpg)
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30" draw you may want to go 64" ntn or longer. Form looks nice :thumbsup:
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I agree on the 64" but I'm not feeling confident in suggesting a taper rate. I'd make the tip wedges abut 4 1/2 to 5 inches from the nocks into the limbs but that's just an uneducated guess!
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Travis, call me when you get a chance. :)
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That form looks pretty close to one of Kenny's forms, I just built a 64 in. on his form and I'm drawing to 30 1/2 in. it feels just about perfect for longer draws I did narrow the design to 1 3/8 in wide at the fades I didn't use any tip wedges , I agree on the 64 in. for longer draws !
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Thanks guys. Will do Kenny.