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Title: what would happen if...
Post by: bbassi on August 08, 2007, 04:18:00 PM
I were to add antler tips to an old bow? I picked up an old Shakespeare that is in desperate need of refinishing. as a matter of fact, it looks like someone started and then thought better of it. While giving her a close look over, it looks like someone sanded down the wood tips to a flat profile. If I beefed them up with antler overlays, how would that affect the bows performance? right now it's a 54" that's marked #55. would I have to worry if I were to say... double the mass on the tips?
Title: Re: what would happen if...
Post by: swampbuck on August 08, 2007, 04:52:00 PM
I don't know about how it will effect performance but I did that with my Hatfield when the tips started to crack and it worked fine.Problem is the edge's of the limbs are rounded so a decent size glue line show's.You'd probably do a better blend job then I did but I'm only usein the Hatfield for bowfishin these day's anyway....it ain't no beauty pagent LOL
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Post by: Shawn Leonard on August 08, 2007, 04:55:00 PM
Any weight ya add will slow the bow some, but only a few fps. as long as they are not honkin' big you should be fine. Shawn
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Post by: Orion on August 08, 2007, 07:25:00 PM
Do it.  You won't notice any difference in performance.
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Post by: vermonster13 on August 08, 2007, 07:29:00 PM
If you do it right you can gain some by making the bow fast-flite able.
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Post by: bbassi on August 08, 2007, 08:42:00 PM
fast flite on a 40 year old bow. Now that would be interesting....  ;)
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Post by: vermonster13 on August 08, 2007, 08:43:00 PM
The glass will handle it. Some of the 40 year old bows had heavy enough tips to handle it when it came out anyways.
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Post by: Linc on August 09, 2007, 07:42:00 AM
Go for it Brent.
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Post by: ishiwannabe on August 09, 2007, 11:58:00 AM
As long as you dont use the WHOLE shed you found this winter....  :goldtooth:
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Post by: Stone Knife on August 09, 2007, 12:11:00 PM
Hey Brent, put that big shed on the bottom limb. That way it will stand up on it's own   :biglaugh: