Hey, i am in the process of making a crossbow- got the stock and trigger mechanism all done(and it looks and works damnfine if i do say so myself)
the first try with a torchcut leafspring had a ~100lb pull and shot an arrow 20 feet... and the laminated ash prod is 1) delaminating 2) too heavy 3) bent/laminated wrong(short lamination on the outside)
So- time for a third try. how would a steam-bent Hickory prod work? is there a certian part of the log i should get for optimal performance?
~TMM
the first try with a torchcut leafspring had a ~100lb pull and shot an arrow 20 feet... and the laminated ash prod is 1) delaminating 2) too heavy 3) bent/laminated wrong(short lamination on the outside)
So- time for a third try. how would a steam-bent Hickory prod work? is there a certian part of the log i should get for optimal performance?
~TMM