static recurve

[harry 62]

Looking for any advice on building a static or semi static recurve 60" in the low 40s taper in core and in the limb profile do you use a tip wedges and what advantages do you see over a standard recurve

[dbeaver]

Theres quite a few in depth threads abvout this topic. Probably more info on a few of those than you will likely get answers for these days, i advise searching around the site a bit and if the search feature on the forum doesnt work go to the goog and type "static tip recurve tradgang" the keyword search on the bigger search engine will net you great results.


Kirk will chime in.

[Crooked Stic]

Mine uses Kenny'superlam with built in PW AND TW with 20 in. Riser. The PLsgo about 2 in. past fades. Seems to work really well.

[dbeaver]

Mike is that Superlam coming off a multi tapered sled?

[Crooked Stic]

I got the sled from Kenny. Back when he came out with the FHLB. Not real sure how he accomplished it but works really well. The wedge parts are thinner making the lam thicker. By the pressure rollers on the drum sander.

[Kirkll]

If you stick with an .001 taper rate on RC limbs you will have better luck with torsional stability. On bow limbs under 40 pounds you might want to stay with parallel lams (No taper ) until you get it down. The over all shape of your limb coming out of the form is going to dictate where the limbs bend, and where they store energy depending on wedge length and fade location.

Where the optimal tip notch location is, and limb pad angle is all part of it too. designing a good static tip RC is one hell of a rabbit hole... Have fun, and be patient. take a close look at the shapes of other nice RC limbs to get an idea were to start.   have fun!