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Title: Bow refinfish and limb # reduction? TG Sponsor?
Post by: KSdan on April 06, 2015, 10:57:00 PM
Who is doing this type work?
Title: Re: Bow refinfish and limb # reduction? TG Sponsor?
Post by: Scott E on April 06, 2015, 11:01:00 PM
Bow Hospital or the bowyer who made it
Title: Re: Bow refinfish and limb # reduction? TG Sponsor?
Post by: KSdan on April 06, 2015, 11:02:00 PM
Bow hospital web site does not work.  Still in business??
Title: Re: Bow refinfish and limb # reduction? TG Sponsor?
Post by: tippit on April 06, 2015, 11:38:00 PM
How many pounds are you looking to take off.  Their are several ways that are pretty easy as a DIY project.
Title: Re: Bow refinfish and limb # reduction? TG Sponsor?
Post by: KSdan on April 06, 2015, 11:47:00 PM
Got a decent deal offered on some Black Widow limbs.  I would need to reduce 5-7#.  They would need to be refinished as well.  Was thinking of re-finishing my original BW anyway.  Actually- if I knew how, I would be open to trying DIY.
Title: Re: Bow refinfish and limb # reduction? TG Sponsor?
Post by: BOWMARKS on April 07, 2015, 12:45:00 AM
I can not get Bowhospital's web to work either but he is still in business I talked to John a couple weeks ago about a project he is working on for me.
Title: Re: Bow refinfish and limb # reduction? TG Sponsor?
Post by: on April 07, 2015, 01:12:00 AM
5-7# is a lot off of recurve limbs, not so hard to do with longbow limbs! I would contact BW, and see what they say.

Bisch
Title: Re: Bow refinfish and limb # reduction? TG Sponsor?
Post by: Gator1 on April 07, 2015, 04:17:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by Bisch:
5-7# is a lot off of recurve limbs, not so hard to do with longbow limbs! I would contact BW, and see what they say.

Bisch
X2

Black widow could tell by serial number what is possible from what I understand.
Title: Re: Bow refinfish and limb # reduction? TG Sponsor?
Post by: jcrafferty on April 07, 2015, 07:06:00 AM
Hey guys, I'm still here. My web guys server is down but hopes to have it back up today. Dan give me a call (586)247-0685 and I'll get back with you this evening. Thanks, John
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Post by: ron w on April 07, 2015, 10:26:00 AM
I would send them back to Black Widow.....plus they can look up the serial number and most likely tell you if 5-7#'s is possible.
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Post by: Blackhawk on April 07, 2015, 10:36:00 AM
I had a Widow TF that I had ordered at 57# but it came in at 59#.  Two years later, I contacted BW for reduction, but they stated serial# showed NO more could be removed.  I had just figured #'s could be removed from any bow, but   :dunno:
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Post by: 4runr on April 07, 2015, 10:43:00 AM
Lon, if they had to reduce during final tillering due to it coming in too heavy to begin with, they wouldn't be able to reduce any more for fear of losing structural integrity.

I think it's a very wise thing they do, in keeping strict records for that very reason.
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Post by: KSdan on April 07, 2015, 12:49:00 PM
Thanks all.