Hi Tradgangers!
Has anyone ever tried to build a pronounced td longbow (Bingham) without the reverse taper, only taper towards the tips?
would be thankful any input and experiences.
Greetings, Peter
Looks like a good bit of reflex in the limbs.
I guess it needs them.
What is the actual "recipe" for the stack?
If I remember correctly, they have 2 parallels, a forward taper and a reverse taper in .002" per inch.
So a parallel limb.
Here is something that might help....
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=008750#000000
I used to build them with a single .002 taper.
Made a nice limb, a bit smoother and slightly more speed.
Never did figure out the reverse taper
That design I built years ago was a 68 in.and would be more stable being parallel.
Hi Tradgangers!
Thanks for the fast reply and the useful answers.
Greetings, Peter
The reverse tapers were so you could slide them and vary your weight. I use parallels and a .001 taper on mine. makes a nice bow.
I think you could get very little weight change.