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Originally Posted by DCM
165 is a lot of cast. Does it retain reflex after use?
I was always impressed by how a fresh bow makes such good cast, to the degree I spent most of my bowyerin' time trying to figure out how to retain that post "break-in" or throughout the bow's life. Eventually I developed a method where I drew the bow as little or as infequently as possible until I got the tiller just right. Seemed to help, although I can't say my selfbows ever made quite that cast, at least not once broken in. Best I recall was 171, a boo backed bow and so narrow I had a little difficulty with lateral stability. Obviously moisture content counts for a lot too, and in my climate is such that just 45% Rh is hard to maintain even in my hot box.
Nice bow!
Are you "Big Country," and if so din you appretice with Bill McNeal years back? With all due respect to Eric, and notwithstanding Bill's reputation for... let's call it inflamatory rhetoric, he is/was a damn fine bowyer as well.
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Actually, I think I am lying. I shot 1816's and POC's when I measured the speed. I have a bulbous handle, and over 3/8" cut past center, so I need a weak spine. So, 165 is about 9gpp or even less. But thats also me short drawing to 27.5" at 57lbs. I haven't got to chrono at full draw yet.
But its faster than my IPE/Boo which only has less than 1" deflex after shooting.
This bow has about 1.5" of deflex after shooting 20 arrows. But comes back to 0.5" or so after resting unstrung for a while.
What is surprising is the bows dimensions. Most will say its overbuilt. Its 1.75" wide from fades to 12" and then pyramids to 3/8". Not a true pyramid but more of a molly or homie. Reason it turned out like that, is I had significant handshot and couldn't get the tips to bend. So I side tillered and this is what I came out with.
Actually a guy by the name of Bill Kazor mentored. He's from ancestral knowledge in MD. He is a rough dude that is very primitive. That is his business however. He really doesn't like all my new fangled ways I have developed like tillering sticks, tillering penciled kizmos, and tillering trees. He likes to do all by hand.
I think Bill taught a bunch of folks up this way for a while, but quit a few years back.
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