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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: knuklhed on April 28, 2019, 04:11:27 PM
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I finally got round to it, and this is my second attempt. (The first was burned.) So, this is not without screw-ups, too, the thing is asymmetrical, after a slight mishap while cutting to length. Cut the bottom limb twice, and it's still too short. :banghead: And, I missed weight, so it has an extra lamination to bring it back up a bit heavier. Hickory back, Elm core, Maple, then Osage belly. A total of .006" taper. 62", about 39# @ 28". No shelf cut in yet. Here are the pictures, maybe somebody with a better eye can weigh in. My gizmo doesn't seem to track well on such a steep curve, should I make a shorter than 6" one, too? Thanks for any input!
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Doesn't look bad.
If anything, get the mid limb bending a tad more.
Make a 6.5" gizmo.
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I wuz hoping you would take a look. Thanks for throwing the curve on the pitcher. I tried that with Paint. How do you know if you're centered? Do you just try to hit the limb edges close to even? Anyway, are the D/R tips never really supposed to curve in? You don't want to override the reflex, amiright?
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" get the mid limb bending a tad more." if ya get the mids bending more wont that take the weight down some like to 36# or so. Just saying but agreed the mids need more bend.
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After the circle is drawn, you can move it while the square outline is still there.
The r/d can bend a little. You are pretty good, maybe just a tad more.
Go ahead and shoot it about 100 times.