My broadheads are mounted vertically, and I usually hang my bow so snow removal there isn't an issue.  I do blow it off the feathers occasionally if there's a substantial build up.  Otherwise one gets a face full of snow when you shoot. Doesn't happen very often, but snow also means I take up the blood trail much quicker. 

Recently received a new Black Widow with the mycarta or phenolic or whatever they call their composite riser and couldn't be happier. Best BW yet!

Very nice bows!!  I talked to blacktail yesterday concerned about the small grip someone mentioned he said the sitka grip will fit my XL hand no problem.

I may stick with the recurve,,, my only issue is even though i do leave recurves strung at home in rack when im hunting right from work and leave bows in back of suv all day i do unstring them... so i need to always make sure i have a stringer,,,, THATS by only gripe towards recurves.

As i sat in my tree yesterday and already had brushed snow off my fletching, shaft and broadhead 2 times i wondered what other feather shooters would do,,,,, do you leave the snow as it lands on everything or do you brush it off?  Notice my tracer something new im trying but even the tiny line from that was catching snow.

      

Quote from: kennym on January 19, 2026, 09:44:47 AMKirk, being much stiffer, will it possibly cause a hinge effect ?

I think that might depend on the length and thickness of your wedge, as well as the taper rate. I personally prefer a longer lean wedge. My typical wedge dimension going into the form is 12" long and about .30-.32 at the butt tapered to nothing. I use different stops for long limbs vs medium lengths. (1" difference) 24" limb vs a 25" length.

 What this does is keep the fade location, and working limb lengths the same, which results in more consistent performance between the two. I also have marks on the form where I cut the limb butts off giving me either a 11" finished wedge, or 10" finished wedge length. By keeping the tip notches in the same location, this changes the working limb length and can be used for building draw length specific bows on both ends of the spectrum, getting higher performance for shorter draw length, and a smoother draw for longer draw lengths.

To answer your question regarding a hinge effect.... Yes, it could cause a hinge effect depending on the draw weight, taper rates used,  and limb length. It Definitely pushes the working limb out further towards the tips.

But with that being said, I believe that if a guy were to play with using power wedges made from G-10, instead of standard wedges, you could come up with an excellent bending wedge that would be very consistent.

I have build many bows using 2 power lams instead of a solid wedge with excellent results. The last one I did like that I used 2 black walnut PW's at .130 to nothing in 12" and ran stable core through the center.

I just built a second set of limbs for this bow and matched the power wedge configuration.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9Je82UHTrGkZpnEF8

If a guy was to use G-10 for one of the power lams in a two power lam lay up like this it could prove to be interesting.

Prayers for Randy and his family

Prayers for comfort and healing for Randy and his family!

I always enjoy his contributions here.

Prayers for Randy and his family

I'll be attending and hope to meet you. Who is your friend who was inducted?