2021 what did you do today?

[Mad Max]

I try for equal spacing of the nodes in the limbs, so I'll move the center node up or down or the spacing between 2 nodes up or down within the riser area.

If a node falls within 2 inches of the tip, it gets cut off anyway when I cut the back of the boo off to put my tip overlays on.

Most times I'll have an equal number of nodes on each limb. All depends on the piece of boo and it's node spacing. If you look at your boo, the nodes on one end will be a little closer together than the other  end, not much though, maybe an inch different.

Most times I center the nodes an equal distance from the fades and see how things go, it's always different..

When you get a uncooperative boo slat have you ever cut and splice it back together in the handle area Roy?

[Roy from Pa]

Yes more than once.

[kennym]

So if ya turn one end for end, it makes the node spacing better too?

[Mad Max]

Working on moving over to the dark side with a little coaching from Roy. Where is the best place to position the nodes? If I put one in the center I end up with nodes about 6 inches from the tips. If I center between nodes they end up on my fades.

What kind of belly and core 4point and how long?
I've mad 3, they shoot fast too

[4 point]

Thanks Roy, this piece spaces them out nice with one node in the center.

Max, I'm trying a walnut core and a mulberry belly just because I had some laying around. I'm gonna get some Osage and use a maple core in the next one. This one is a learning tool. It's gonna be 65 inches nock to nock.

[Mad Max]

If your going to the dark side you may as well do a odd NTN

[4 point]

Odd fits me. I wanted to go 66 but I had a couple knots I had to work around and couldn't go that long

[Mad Max]

 

[Bowjunkie]

Isn't it odd how bow lengths are always even?

[Longcruise]

Isn't it odd how bow lengths are always even?

Some of mine aren't,  but it wasn't intentional! 😀

[Roy from Pa]

Some of mine aren't,  but it wasn't intentional!

I can relate to that, Mike:)

[Shredd]

When I make a bow it usually starts out even inches... Then I adjust the size to fit the string to the nearest inch...  Some of my bows take a 61" string while others take a 62" string...  It's more important to me to let the bow be the bow... That's why I don't like to make custom bows...  I like the bow to come out the poundage it's supposed to be and not make it a little thicker or thinner to make weight....

[Longcruise]

I like the bow to come out the poundage it's supposed to be and not make it a little thicker or thinner to make weight.... 

I'm the same way except I fit the string to the bow.

[Roy from Pa]

Rich that doesn't make any sense to me.

You want the bow to be the bow, yet you shorten the bow to fit a particular string length?

So are you making the bow shorter to attain the weight you want?

[Flem]

Isn't it odd how bow lengths are always even?

You think thats odd, I use Phi (golden ratio) to determine as many measurements as possible

[Mad Max]

If you want to go AMO on your bows, Yes roy

[Roy from Pa]

AMO does what?

Some fancy word for bow length?

[Pat B]

Use a bowyers knot on your string, make your bow and adjust the string to fit. Easy peezy! 

[Flem]

Use a bowyers knot on your string, make your bow and adjust the string to fit. Easy peezy! 

Even if you don't use a timber hitch as a primary string knot, it's definitely the way to go for a backup string out in the woods.

[Mad Max]

Well, how should you measure a bow's length? Is it the un-strung length as the crow flies, do you follow the curve of the limbs, should it be strung?

AMO stands for the Archery Manufacturers Organization. It created a set of standards for things such as defining bow length. When people give a length of a bow in inches they almost always mean AMO bow length. AMO bow length is the length of the string plus 3 inches. So a 66 inch AMO bow is supposed to take a 63 inch string. But, some people sell strings by "AMO" length rather than actual length, so your AMO 66 inch bow takes an AMO 66 inch string (actual length 63 inches). And, not all bows take a string exactly 3 inches less than the printed bow length. And some bows, especially English Longbows, are measured at their un-strung length.