Pronounced TD Longbow

[peter61]

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

[Mad Max]

Looks like a good bit of reflex in the limbs.
I guess it needs them.

[monterey]

What is the actual "recipe" for the stack?

[kennym]

If I remember correctly, they have 2 parallels, a forward taper and a reverse taper in .002" per inch.

So a parallel limb.

[kennym]

Here is something that might help....

http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=125;t=008750#000000

[PV]

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

[Crooked Stic]

That design I built years ago was a 68 in.and would be more stable being parallel.

[peter61]

Hi Tradgangers!
Thanks for the fast reply and the useful answers.

Greetings, Peter

[Al Dean]

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.

[Crooked Stic]

I think you could get very little weight change.