| From: SteelyDan
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| Date: 13-Aug-21 |
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I am in the final stages of finishing an elm take down self bow. I got some beautiful elm billets from a Leatherwall member here.
The build has gone well until the final stages of tillering. The bow is 33#@26" (about 38#@28"), take down sleeve, stiff through the handle, 2" at the widest width narrowing to 5/8" ebony tips. Limbs were dry and seasoned when I got them 4 months ago.
Here is the problem. When I first string the bow the top limb shows stiff (7" limb to string) and the bottom is weak. After taking 6 six or so shots the top limb shows weak (7 1/2") and the bottom show 7 1/4".
So after I have shot the bow half a dozen times the limbs are right where I want them!
Should I just accept this or is there something that I should do about this. I have not touched the limbs in a month hoping the limbs would settle in eventually.
Thanks for any incite that you can provided
SD
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| From: SteelyDan
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| Date: 13-Aug-21 |
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The top limb after stringing and shooting half a dozen shots.
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 13-Aug-21 |
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At this point there isn't anything that I can think of that you could do about it. Although someone may have an idea.
What does it look like when you unstring it? How much string follow does it have?
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| From: 4nolz@work
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| Date: 13-Aug-21 |
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It's finished don't drive yourself crazy.
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| From: Jeff Durnell
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| Date: 13-Aug-21 |
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How are you bracing the bow? That can happen if more tension is applied to the bottom limb when bracing the bow. It's nothing to worry about really.
Whether you're doing the step through, push-pull method, or using a stringer, try it the opposite way... flip the bow around and slide the bottom loop into its string groove instead of the top, and see if it changes anything. You don't have to keep doing it that way if you don't want to, but it might offer an explanation.
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| From: Papadeerhtr
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| Date: 13-Aug-21 |
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I personally wouldn't worry about it, comes right in after a few shots so don't think I would mess with it. Shoot and enjoy!!!
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| From: George Tsoukalas
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| Date: 13-Aug-21 |
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1/4" difference is ok. Enjoy your bow. Jawge
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| From: SteelyDan
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| Date: 13-Aug-21 |
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For FDP....picture of bow unstrung after a month. No real set as you can see.
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 14-Aug-21 |
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Yep, looks darn good.
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| From: SteelyDan
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| Date: 14-Aug-21 |
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This was my first try with elm and I like it. The wide 2" limb gave me some concern about how thin the limbs would be at just around the fades.
But it seems to shoot well enough.
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| From: SteelyDan
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| Date: 14-Aug-21 |
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Ebony was interesting to sand down for the tips. My hands looked like I had put them in a coal bin after sanding. I think they turned out okay.
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| From: Darin Putman
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| Date: 14-Aug-21 |
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First selfbow I had do this worried me a bit, I put it on tbe tree thinking my tiller had changed and after a few pulls was spot on again. After that I would string it up, give it a few pulls and it always leveled back out. Kind of made me wonder if it was the wood or something I was doing. It was a hickory selfbow I made several out of the wood from that tree and more than one would do that, some more noticable than others. I use the push pull method of stringing and thought that may be the reason. Bows all shot fine.
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| From: SteelyDan
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| Date: 15-Aug-21 |
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The bow at full draw shooting right handed.
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| From: SteelyDan
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| Date: 15-Aug-21 |
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I missed weight I am afraid. I wanted to get the tips and mid limb bending well first. By the time they did so, I was afraid to take too much off the fade area. Hence it may look a little stiff through the handle.
It shoots well though so I will chalk it up to experience.
Cheers all, SD
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