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Title: tip shaping after shortening/ piking?
Post by: tink on June 19, 2013, 04:15:00 PM
Hi All,

I've got a 68" red oak board bow backed with silk (my 2nd build) that i'm thinking of shortening a bit to increase the draw (it's about 48# now, and i'd like something in the 55# range).  I've heard that you can shorten a bow, and even found something resembling a formula for doing so, but I wonder about the tips after shortening it- will i need to reshape the tips, or will they just be really massive? If the answer is that they don't get reshaped, won't they slow down my arrows something fierce?

Thanks for any help!
doug
Title: Re: tip shaping after shortening/ piking?
Post by: okie64 on June 19, 2013, 04:36:00 PM
Yes the tips need to be reshaped. No need for tips bigger than 3/8 or 1/2".
Title: Re: tip shaping after shortening/ piking?
Post by: John Scifres on June 19, 2013, 07:09:00 PM
For a 28" draw, I would not go much shorter than the 68" with red oak.  You will likely increase the set and any gain in cast from more draw weight will be offset by the loss of cast from more set.
Title: Re: tip shaping after shortening/ piking?
Post by: k-hat on June 19, 2013, 10:31:00 PM
What John said.  Use what you learned on this one and build you a 55# bow on purpose   ;)