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Title: best way to remove weight?
Post by: rockkiller on May 23, 2013, 09:22:00 PM
I came in about 5 or 6 lbs heavy on a glass r/d Longbow and was wondering is it better to trap it or sand the belly and back glass to remove the weight???   :dunno:

Thanks for any help
Al
Title: Re: best way to remove weight?
Post by: Bowjunkie on May 23, 2013, 10:03:00 PM
I would definitely trap it first... I trap all mine anyhow  :)  But if it was already trapped and I needed to lose more weight, I would try to narrow it before I thinned the glass... if possible.
Title: Re: best way to remove weight?
Post by: kennym on May 23, 2013, 10:37:00 PM
What he said!
Title: Re: best way to remove weight?
Post by: Trux Turning on May 23, 2013, 10:40:00 PM
I'd trap before I'd sand the glass. If you can narrow the limbs and round over the edges more I'd do that first.
Title: Re: best way to remove weight?
Post by: Crooked Stic on May 24, 2013, 04:41:00 AM
I usaly lose 2-3 lbs. on finish sanding whih includes a good edge rounding. I have done a couple just lately-one I got 4lbs.and the other 2lbs just by rounding the front edges. Belly rounding helps but not as much as rounding the front edges.