Last week JT posted some progress on Facebook (as he does after most our "blokes in a shed" Thursday sessions) but was beset by smart arse comments from people who should know better, bearing in mind they know I'm helping/supervising (and I'm not an idiot). One comment was to the effect that interpolating draw weight from a partly finished bow is pointless and he'd be lucky to get 50# from it. Well to answer the first point, it has been shown to be both reasonably accurate and useful. E.G the bow in it's current state interpolates to about 200# @ 32", well this shows we have plenty of wood and no need to worry about making the target 120-130# draw weight.
If you want more info' read this post:-
https://bowyersdiary.blogspot.com/2017/11/long-string-on-tiller.html
The second point? Well time will tell, but I'd be willing to wager £50 that it will end up between 120# and 130# at the target draw length of 31" (all proceeds to charity, if anyone fancies taking the bet!)
There's an unwritten rule that people would do well to abide by... don't offer critique unless asked, and if you really must, at least make sure you are fully aware of all the details. I also try to go by the mantra of "If you can't say something good, don't say anything at all, unless invited".
I could have posted this on the Facebook thread, but it wasn't my thread and I didn't want to get sucked into it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbdlcsFww5Q&t=7s
Bonus update from yesterday (11/12/19). The bow testing rig had it's first real test on a 125# bow:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HRlpSGfNv0
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