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Offline PatrickH

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tillering help for a newbie ^^
« on: November 06, 2011, 09:37:17 pm »
Hi guys i made my first (successful) bow yesterday, a hickory flatbow. but its final draw weight was only 37#@30inches with about 1.5 inches of string follow. i have another board its a red oak board, i roughed out and glued a rawhide backing onto, its a 72in NTN flatbow design with a 5.5inch stiff handle, with 1.5inch wide limbs, that narrow and stiffen over the last 8inches. I picked out a board with growth rings 90 degrees to the back and as straight as i could find. now my question is what would be the heaviest weight you would make this bow with a 30inch draw? i have a traditional bowyers bible 1, but it seems to focus mostly on bows with 28inch draws, and im a pretty tall guy and would prefer a 30inch draw.

thanks in advance.
« Last Edit: November 06, 2011, 11:54:47 pm by PatrickH »
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Offline bubby

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Re: tillering help for a newbie ^^
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2011, 11:47:27 pm »
just figure 2-3# more for the extra inch of draw, Bub
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: tillering help for a newbie ^^
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2011, 11:30:31 am »
Welcome to P A !!
I think I would decrease from 8" stiff to 6" for a faily new bowyer to get that draw lenght , but either way you should be able to get 50 plus pounds out of it !
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Offline PatrickH

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Re: tillering help for a newbie ^^
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2011, 10:26:58 pm »
Thanks guys ^^ im just going to shoot for around 50# i think. i will post it when its done
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: tillering help for a newbie ^^
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2011, 10:33:19 pm »
If the board is good and you put rawhide on it you could get up around 70# or more. Sand that rawhide down nice and thin so the extra mass weight doesnt slow your bow down. 72" long and that wide is alot of extra skin.
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