First pyramid bow advice
Hey guys! working on bow #3 here. Red oak pyramid with purple heart handle and tips. I'm just getting this thing roughed out now. I'm shooting for something in the 50# range. I know the bow front grain isn't exactly ideal. This board is rift sawn, the front and back are mostly straight except for the last 1/3rd of the upper limb. the side grain seems pretty good though so I'm going to roll with it and see what happens. I just had a couple questions about this design.
Can I flip the tips on a pyramid bow? if so, I assume it would change the tiller from a simple pyramid design where it's more or less even tiller through the whole limb. In that case should I flip before tiller or after?
how short can I go with a pyramid design and still hit that 28" draw? Right now I'm starting with the full 6 feet of board, but im planning to drop the length to hit a higher draw and move that bad grain away from the middle of the limbs.
any general advice or criticism is appreciated. I expect many of you would say this board is not up to snuff, but I already started and it was damn cheap.