Bow mass
Steve,Another example. I built another ELB, (this time with horn nocks)Ipe/hickory. It weighs right on 11 oz. I built the samd designwith eastern red cedar/hickory 4 years ago. It weighs right on 11...
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Dan, I agree with you 100%, building the bow first and building it properly then checking the mass is how i cam up wit the mass theory in the first place, if you know the methods for building the bow...
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Steve,We are on the same page, but taking different angles. Knowing the specific gravity of the wood, I predict the dimensions of the bow at maximum strain. You arive at the same place from the other...
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Now I follow you Dan, I was confused about that. I like that idea. Mine actualy ignores demensions and uses side tillering to bring the mass in. How far along have you come with it? Steve
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Steve,I am close to being ready to publish it.I am working on the math, so I can explane it in exact terms.It involves what I e-mailed you about. Don't want to give everything away yet, or there won't...
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Hey Dan,I'm working on a bow design thingy as well which relies on a bend test of a sample of wood which the bow will be made from. It's like the stupid and simple little brother of Woodbear's...
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Dave, I have no doubt with your approach good things will come. I don't think Tim has broken as many bows as I have. Tim has always ran his ideas and theories past some of the engineer types for...
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Dave in oz: Actually, you're following roughly the same path I took. And, yes, it's a giant short cut. Those Standard Bend Tests reported in TBB revealed how to design bows that don't break, by...
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Dave,Sorry it has been a while. I have been getting ready for the nationals. Was just on my whay out to test a new bow and thought I would check in.I don't know Woodbear. It sounds like he has done...
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