Thanks all..
Doug, that bow has been "mostly" finished for about 3 months...I just spent some time getting it polished up!!!
On its way tommorrow Fred!!
Lowedog...
You can get away with bigger limb tips...wider limbs, IF your limbs are tillered perfectly and timed perfectly.... but as you move to less mass in the outter limb, you are very prone to reducing shock/vibration.... just remember, if you go from 3/4 to 1/2..you will be reducing the stiffness there... I make mine very thin... but I also put a tip wedge in to stiffen it up...
Lowedog...if you want to learn A LOT of good stuff about building bows... go to
www.piratesofarchery.net and click on the bowyers gallery... Look at some of the build alongs... ask questions... there are guys there that have built hundreds and hundreds of bows...... some of the best builders period!!
Good luck...and thanks again all...
E