One piece recurve.

Crooked Stic · May 04, 2023, 06:24:07 PM

The form getting close. Just need to figure a stack.Got a piece maple for a riser once I get it figured out.

jess stuart · May 04, 2023, 06:45:59 PM

Looking good Mike. A .250 stack in mine would give about 50#. Our profiles look very similar makes a very good shooting bow.

Crooked Stic · May 04, 2023, 07:21:33 PM

How much forward taper Jess.
This one will be 60 in.and I am starting with a built in power lam that will 4 in. Past the fades on a 20 inch riserr .250 or .260 may be a good starting point. Rather be light on the first one and be able to shoot it than being too heavy.. .001 taper

jess stuart · May 04, 2023, 08:31:10 PM

Used .002 forward taper.

jess stuart · May 04, 2023, 09:42:11 PM

Mike I have a old Savage Deathmaster that has a similar profile that uses a .002 forward taper. It measures .250 at the fadeout and is 57# . Unfortunately to heavy for me.

Crooked Stic · May 05, 2023, 07:57:29 PM

Okay am goin .260 stack thickest part with .001 FT Ready for dry run then one under pressure tomorrow.

JGR1269 · May 05, 2023, 08:36:30 PM

Hey Mike, I'm working on this one piece right now. I checked weight on it today strung up with my limb hooks. At roughly 61" full length it scaled at 48.36 pounds. It has .001 taper, .257 stack, 1 5/8" wide and my riser is 15 1/2" long. It's a little bit different design than yours but hopefully it helps with your stack decision. What are you shooting for in a final weight?
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Crooked Stic · May 05, 2023, 09:31:28 PM

45 or less. Being I have a 20 in. Riser and 60 in. bow I may want to reduce the stack.

jess stuart · May 05, 2023, 09:53:17 PM

Yes sir I would guess at .260 you will be over fifty.

Crooked Stic · May 06, 2023, 05:37:32 PM

Okay I went with 220 stack.Had to do sligth adjustment to close a small gap at fade. First one under pressure in hotbox. and some dark blue stable maple

JGR1269 · May 06, 2023, 05:57:55 PM

Are you using 1.75" materials Mike?

Crooked Stic · May 06, 2023, 06:10:44 PM

Yes 1.75 and with clean up will be 1.625. I did not use carbon but stablecore on the belly side because it was too short for the front. Have always put it under the front veneer. Could be better or worse ??
I will also add this wood I have been stabilizing grinds and drills the old Rutland diamondwood. I think they redone the formula on Cactus juice.

JGR1269 · May 06, 2023, 06:43:28 PM

I have always put Stabilkore under my back taper as well so I can't tell you if it makes a difference or not. I'm curious to see where you end up with your stack. I took mine down to 1.5" wide today and filed in my grooves at 58". I rechecked my weight and I'm a tick over 46# now.

Crooked Stic · May 06, 2023, 07:50:08 PM

This will have about 16 in. Working limb versus 14 on my TDs and the stack should be about 40

kennym · May 06, 2023, 08:04:10 PM

First one is a guess, and the second one is an educated guess.

Crooked Stic · May 07, 2023, 01:26:22 PM

And dats da turf fer sure

Kirkll · May 08, 2023, 03:08:49 PM

Quote from: kennym on May 06, 2023, 08:04:10 PM
First one is a guess, and the second one is an educated guess.

And if the 3rd one don't hit .....its an aw chit guess....

That should be ok on torsional stability with the non aggressive hooks. you'll know once you get a string on it...

Crooked Stic · May 08, 2023, 08:43:54 PM

Well I got it all blanked out tips tapered and tillering blocks to find top limb Fade tiller Just a twidge off. I actually thought the limbs would have more hook but oh well. I am thinking the poundage will be good. Took most of the day curing riser overlay and tip overlays.But did get the overlays glued on the tips so can go with it tomorrow.

Mad Max · May 08, 2023, 10:03:53 PM

Nice Stic

Did you add tip Underlays ?

Crooked Stic · May 08, 2023, 10:14:05 PM

Yeah they are curing now.