How narrow can a bow's throat be before you get to the danger zone. I have a few recurves and the throat area on some are real narrow and I wonder if they can handle it over a long haul.
I believe it often depends on the wood being used... action or dymondwood you can probably get by with a thinner throat... exotics you need to be a bit more careful...
Had a Griffin that a previous owner did surgery on... cut closer to center and narrowed the throat and the bow developed a split right in the _| of the sight window... followed right along the grain...
Jonathan
Gonna put a compy of this on the Bench as well. A lot of knowledge over there.
The durability associated with how 'narrow' or thin the arrow pass is depends on several other factors.... The integrity of the material and any glue joints, degree of any grain runnout, whether it is one piece or several pieces laminated together, specific design/shape characteristics, the draw weight, and the big one... how deep it is front to back.
If, in the design, material is removed from the width, but added to the depth in that same area, it may actually be stronger.... that is until it gets thin enough lose stability.
What are the dimensions and models of the bows you're concerned about? How wide side to side, how deep front to back, draw weight, etc? Got any pictures?