Bow tips

razorback · January 23, 2010, 12:58:00 PM

Added my first tip overlays and need to shape them up. I want to incluse second grooved for stringer. Anyone got photo's or a link to previous posts that have lots of photo's.
Any and all help would be appreciated.

Roy from Pa · January 23, 2010, 03:16:00 PM

This may help.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=002301

PV · January 23, 2010, 03:57:00 PM

This bow has double nocks but the grooves for a stringer would look similar

razorback · January 23, 2010, 05:04:00 PM

Thanks guys.
Roy that was one I was thinking of.

machomanandysavage · January 28, 2010, 10:49:00 PM

That's a cool idea - are there any potential issues of tip breakage due to the extra material being removed "under" the string grooves?

Apex Predator · January 29, 2010, 06:08:00 AM

I would think that the inside groove would be under much more strain when the outer groove is being used. The simple lever effect?

Jason Scott · January 29, 2010, 08:38:00 PM

It should be the same strain as when using a regular stringer right? Doing it this way you have to have really long tips which ads weight where you really want to get weight down though.

Apex Predator · January 30, 2010, 10:13:00 AM

You are right about the stringer putting more strain, but shooting adds a lot more stress than stringing.

Pat B · January 30, 2010, 11:25:00 PM

I believe this double groove set up was originally used to string the heavy English War Bows. The outside groove took a longer string that was used as a stringer then removed to shoot the bow. The inside groove was for the bow string.
Now folks use them to add a few pounds or remove a few pounds, depending which groove you use.