Perry reflex and duoflex questions.

[Chris Grimbowyer]

Hi guys I was just reading the TBB3 and noticed they said that the Deflex/recurve or duoflex is prettymuch the best all wood bow and they said the same thing about the perry reflex. I have a few questions about these bows. For one I dont quite understand what either one is. Is the Deflex recurve like reflex deflex and they just call it something different or does the string make contact on the deflex/recurve or duoflex they also mention. and for the perry reflex it looks prettymuch straight to me in the pictures and I am not quite understand what they are doing to reflex it. Maybe I missed something but how exactaly is the perry reflex accomplished? Thanx

[okie64]

From what I understand perry reflex is simply reflex that is glued into a bow when making a laminated bow. If I remember right theres a lot of info on it in TBB4.

[Chris Grimbowyer]

Ok, that makes sense thanks okie.

[John Scifres]

Okie's got it right.  Glue 2 pieces of wood together and then bend them into a shape while the glue is still wet or unset and the glue holds it in the shape.

As for that being the best design...

It's more of a technique than a design.  It's great but there is a lot more to being the "best". Remember that the TBB series is written by many different authors.  So one of them has a drastically different opinion of the best design.  As does everyone reading this  

[Rainshooter]

http://***********.bowsite.com/tf/lw/thread2.cfm?forum=23&threadid=188683&category=                   this is the "perry reflex" concept straight from the horses mouth.

[Chris Grimbowyer]

Thanx for that guys. I am still curious about the duoflex?

[Art B]

This may help.........Art


http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=14;t=003456

[Ironfist_Canada]

Tim Meigs produces the Duoflex design longbows. Check on his bows for ideas. I always thought the term Duoflex simply referred to a relex - deflex design.Deflex at the fades and reflex throughout the limb.