Hi guys. I'm interested in using SuperTiller to come up with some of my own limb profiles but I'm fairly new to bow making and need a good technical foundation on what makes a bow "smooth", "fast", etc. In other words, what design parameters affect various performance parameters and what are the desirable traits of a well designed bow. Anyone know of a good read on the subject?
Thanks,
Charles
Madison, AL
"Traditional Bowyer, More Unnecessary Fun" by Jack Harrison is a good read with lots of theory about how a bow works.
What John said x2!!!!!
Thanks guys but just noticed this book is $175 used from Amazon. Wow!!! Is it worth the high cost? Is there a less expensive alternative?
You can find it cheaper. Much cheaper. And yes, it is well worth it.
I'll start beating the bushes to see if I can find a copy for a more reasonable price. Thanks for the lead guys!
$175 used ?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? That's nuts.
I paid less than half of that for it new a few years ago.
it's less than $60 at Kustom King new...?
Thanks Bob, I just ordered my copy from Kustom King for $58 + S&H. Way better than $175 used!
I need to buy one too...and not used... LOL!
SO,what kind of info does his book go over..
i found some info on it..from what i have read its about glass bows..