Title: newbie screw up
Post by: rockkiller on March 12, 2013, 08:48:00 PM
Post by: rockkiller on March 12, 2013, 08:48:00 PM
I am trying to build my first glass longbow (drum roll) and I made a mistake, :bigsmyl:
Title: Re: newbie screw up
Post by: macbow on March 12, 2013, 09:13:00 PM
Post by: macbow on March 12, 2013, 09:13:00 PM
Taking a inch off will probably be close. What is your length right now?
As for reshaping the tip area, pic"s would help.
Probably will need to narrow some.
As for reshaping the tip area, pic"s would help.
Probably will need to narrow some.
Title: Re: newbie screw up
Post by: kennym on March 12, 2013, 09:25:00 PM
Post by: kennym on March 12, 2013, 09:25:00 PM
If you skinny the tips back down, you won't lose that much, or I don't anyway. Bout 6# is the best I can do by piking 2" on a 64" bow...
How is the tiller now? You maybe could not taper clear back to the riser and keep a bit more, but 8# will be a stretch methinks...
How is the tiller now? You maybe could not taper clear back to the riser and keep a bit more, but 8# will be a stretch methinks...
Title: Re: newbie screw up
Post by: jsweka on March 12, 2013, 10:44:00 PM
Post by: jsweka on March 12, 2013, 10:44:00 PM
....what Kenny said.
If you got enough length, piking it a little more might get you some more weight.
Or you could just finish it out and consider it a learning experience since it's your first one and we all know you'll be building more (this hobby is pretty adictive).
Here's a link to a thread bjansen started. He has links to a lam stack calculater that will let you know how much to adjust your stack thickness to hit a desired draw weight. It works well.
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=007699;p=1
If you got enough length, piking it a little more might get you some more weight.
Or you could just finish it out and consider it a learning experience since it's your first one and we all know you'll be building more (this hobby is pretty adictive).
Here's a link to a thread bjansen started. He has links to a lam stack calculater that will let you know how much to adjust your stack thickness to hit a desired draw weight. It works well.
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=007699;p=1
Title: Re: newbie screw up
Post by: rockkiller on March 13, 2013, 03:01:00 PM
Post by: rockkiller on March 13, 2013, 03:01:00 PM
I'll try taking a in" off each end and see what happens.
JOHN: I have not made a arrow,tyed a fly,and I have a pile of wood that I need to mill up that was supposed to be end tables and a dresser that was to be done a month ago Plus A bunch of other stuff that ain't getting done since I started this bow so I done think I will have that addiction problem :D
Thanks again to you guys for your help
Al Haines
JOHN: I have not made a arrow,tyed a fly,and I have a pile of wood that I need to mill up that was supposed to be end tables and a dresser that was to be done a month ago Plus A bunch of other stuff that ain't getting done since I started this bow so I done think I will have that addiction problem :D
Thanks again to you guys for your help
Al Haines
Title: Re: newbie screw up
Post by: rockkiller on March 13, 2013, 03:09:00 PM
Post by: rockkiller on March 13, 2013, 03:09:00 PM
Guess I cant spell either.That. should read (don't think ) not done think. !["[dntthnk]"]("graemlins/dntthnk.gif" "\"\"")
Title: Re: newbie screw up
Post by: rockkiller on March 16, 2013, 11:06:00 PM
Post by: rockkiller on March 16, 2013, 11:06:00 PM
It worked.I cut a in" off each tip and gained 6lbs.My 62" is now a 60" but I'm ok with that and I learned something.
Thanks again for the help.
Thanks again for the help.