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Title: Limb twist ?
Post by: Buck Buckley on September 09, 2012, 12:02:00 PM
Just finished up the third glass bow i built, It came out great except for the top lim has a slight twist to the right ,just the last foot, anyway to correct this? .The riser and veneers are zebra wood, cut and ground all my paralles and tapers for this bow. Its 60" and pulls 47lbs at 28"
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Title: Re: Limb twist ?
Post by: HMlongbow on September 09, 2012, 06:23:00 PM
Looking at the bow in last pics you need to take off from the left side opposite of shelf.  You can see where the right side is a little bit closer to center then the left and I would match that and sand down from there towards the shelf.  So lay the bow on its side with a not so good string and sand while it is strung.  You will see the limb coming back, so check every so often but don't take alot bfore looking.  Don't sand towards the tip as they look pretty even.
Title: Re: Limb twist ?
Post by: grouse11 on September 09, 2012, 09:19:00 PM
I may be incorrect, besides I have never made a bow in my life, but I thought that there was a way to correct limb twist by reducing material in the string grooves? I am not sure which side you would reduce to correct that twist, maybe someone much more experienced will chime in.