| From: JMark NC
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| Date: 26-Apr-23 |
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Have a red oak board bow near the tedium of finish. It feels like 50-55# and the tillering as gone well. First stringing yielded a good brace height about an inch above my extended thumb. After second stringing the bow feels a wee bit lighter on the pull and has some string follow with no change in BH. It seems that as I sand the grip and do some touch up, it might be a good idea to just string the bow every day, warm it up, pull it back to anchor a few times and then unstrung until the next day. Then see where I am in a few days. Over cautious or good idea?
As this is my first bow build, I'm trying to inch down the draw weight with great care, hopefully ending up at about 40-45#.
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| From: bentstick54
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| Date: 26-Apr-23 |
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My belief is you should never draw it past your intended draw weight. If your intended draw weight is 45# stop drawing at 45# at whatever distance that is while you’re tillering. In other words at 20”, then 21”, then 22” etc. I’m guessing what you are calling string follow is probably set. I think set is inevitable, but should be kept to a minimum for best performance. Set is caused by over straining the wood cells, and once damaged, the damage is done. A good bow can still be had, but minimal set will produce a better performing bow.
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| From: JMark NC
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| Date: 26-Apr-23 |
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Aye yi yi. I've just gone by feel.
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| From: PEARL DRUMS
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| Date: 27-Apr-23 |
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Over cautious. It's a red oak board. You cant have high expectations in regards to holding it shape, i.e. set. Finish your finish work and shoot it until it breaks, or doesn't.
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| From: JMark NC
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| Date: 27-Apr-23 |
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Sounds like a plan. I have had a good initial experience with the process and I am anxious to continue my search for a good stave.
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| From: fdp
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| Date: 27-Apr-23 |
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"My belief is you should never draw it past your intended draw weight."......yep....
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| From: PEARL DRUMS
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| Date: 27-Apr-23 |
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Enjoy your journey, its a fun one!
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| From: tim baker
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| Date: 20-Jul-23 |
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"My belief is you should never draw it past your intended draw weight."
Amen.
A red oak board bow -- if a proper board is selected, and made wide and long enough for the design draw and weight, it will shoot efficiently for decades.
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| From: 4nolz@work
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| Date: 20-Jul-23 |
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Put a piece of tape on your bow scale at the desired weight so you can't overdraw it during the build
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| From: SteelyDan
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| Date: 20-Jul-23 |
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I have had no good luck with red oak boards. Maple, yes.
Good luck with your build.
SD
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