I picked up a Toelke Lynx at Denton Hill a few weeks ago. It had lightweight longbow limbs on it and I thought it would be nice to have a set of recurve limbs for it.

 Dan just happened to be running a special on any order with brown glass so now was the time, as I love colored glass. I made a template for Dan and he built me some beautiful limbs that make a 58" bow.

 I mounted the limbs,put an SBD string on it with wooly whispers installed. Brace height is 7 1/8", nock point is right around 1/2".

I am shooting .500 spine Beamans with 200 grs. up front ,28.5" long. The bow weight is 43@ 28" which I am drawing.

 What I need to know from you fellows that shoot these is if you pad the riser at all where the limbs bolt down. I am getting vibration right at that area and it is driving me nuts.

 I called Dan concerning the bolt tightness so I do not think that is the concern,but I could be wrong.

   I do know that when I hold the bow up horizontally I can see daylight between the riser and the limb butt,at both ends on both limbs. Is this normal?

 Any comments and suggestions would be appreciated.

                                                 Good Shooting,
                                                                 Craig

Sounds like you should give Dan another call.  


I seem to remember a nylon washer that went between the riser and limbs, but it has been a long time since I've shot a lynx

Your right Jeff,there is a black nylon washer beneath each bolt.

I do have an email out to Dan, just thought someone might  be able to give me some ideas. Thanks Jeff,
                                                        Craig

Hmm, i'm stumped.  I'm sure he'll provide some insight soon. He knows his stuff.

It's normal for there to be a whisker of daylight/bright light between the mating surfaces if you hold up the bow in front of a light source.  I have seen it on many takedowns that function just as designed.  It seems like a lot of space but its usually less than the thickness of a piece of paper.  Are you absolutely sure its the limb/riser interface causing the vibration you're feeling?  I had a Lynx combo for a little while and never encountered this type of issue.  I would make sure the mating surfaces and alignment pins are 100% free of any foreign material or wax residue etc.  I would definitely talk to Dan.  Worst case scenario you have to put a layer of moleskin on one side of the mating surfaces.  But I would rule out any other issues like tuning/arrow contact issues or string issues first.  Good luck.

Dan emailed me back and said to put a little more torque on the limb bolts and see if that helps. I will get out and shoot it tomorrow and see if it helped.  

 The limbs and riser look great together and that little bow has some serious cast for 43#. I just have to get the noise figured out.

Dan is a standout guy for sure. Took the time to answer my email this late at night. I was not expecting to hear from him until tomorrow at the earliest.

                                                   Good Shooting,
                                                               Craig

Can't wait to shoot this one Craig. For me, I've always used some gasket material, whether cork or thin rubber, on the limb pads of three-piece bows.Interested to see what Dan says.

You may try that but I dont have anything on mine and its whisper quiet. I kept the longbow limbs on mine.

I would rather not have to pad it if unneeded. I snugged the limb bolts up a little more per Dan's advice and at the same time swapped out strings,same material,same strands,but made by me.

It seems to have gotten a little quieter. I am going to give it another shooting session later today.

 Thanks for the suggestions and remarks guys, keep them coming.

                                                 Good Shooting,
                                                                  Craig

First time I have ever quadrupled a post!

have you tried sliding your nock down a hair and raising your brace a little?

Tom,
        I shot for a while last night. The brace height is at 7 1/8" right now and I am probably close to 3/4" for the nock point.  I shoot 3-under and the arrows did not seem to lose the porpising until I reached that height.

 I did not play with the brace height,I guess I will give that a try later today. Thanks for the reply.

                                                      Good Shooting,
                                                                          Craig

BH should be good at 7 1/8th. Dan supplies endless strings with all his bows. When I switched mine to a Flemish, there was vibration and a little noise. Back to his endless and back to zero vibration and noise, and I mean dead silence.

I would noodle with that some as your arrow weight seems to be plenty. 3/4" nock is way higher than Ive ever seen and I shoot 3 under too. I bet you will find that sweet spot soon though. Dan's bows are some of the best out there. I actually have a 58" Chinook on order for later in the fall.  

Bob,

      Dan did send me strings made up and ready to go. After hearing your comment I will have to get one of them setup and try it out. Just may be the answer.

Tom,

         I thought that was a really high nock point also. I usually am around 1/2".  We are getting closer. Maybe one of Dan's string will be the answer.

                Thanks guys and Good Shooting,
                                                            Craig

QuoteOriginally posted by monkeyball:
Bob,

      Dan did send me strings made up and ready to go. After hearing your comment I will have to get one of them setup and try it out. Just may be the answer.

Tom,

         I thought that was a really high nock point also. I usually am around 1/2".  We are getting closer. Maybe one of Dan's string will be the answer.

                Thanks guys and Good Shooting,
                                                            Craig

Just curious, are you using two string nocks?

Monkeyballer, If you didnt change bows every time you change underwear you would not have to deal with these issues!!!