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Offline butch

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board bow
« on: September 13, 2007, 10:49:36 pm »
 tomorrow i will start on a 3/4 x 1.5 "red oak board from lowes. 72"long, one end flat grain, one 45 degrees. i have added a 7 " x 1" grip 1.5" wide.  with such a thin stave i need directions on dimensions,  thanks,  butch.

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Re: board bow
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2007, 10:51:57 pm »
   A very good shooting "D"bow. Check out  Jawges web site.
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Offline butch

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Re: board bow
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2007, 10:58:30 pm »
thanks mullet. a D bow sounds great but how do i get to jawges site

Offline jpitts

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Re: board bow
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2007, 11:21:54 pm »
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: board bow
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2007, 10:24:21 am »
Hi Butch! Ask questions. Plenty of help here. Jpitts, thanks for posting my site. Jawge
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Re: board bow
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2007, 12:28:24 am »
Any time George. Your sight has helped me a lot also. Thank you. ;D
Jimmy / Dallas, Georgia

Offline butch

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Re: board bow
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2007, 08:46:36 am »
i looked at the site and still dont get it . is a D bow , a rounded belly tapered belly from center line,straight sides to last third. thanks butch.

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: board bow
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2007, 09:31:59 am »
It can be confusing,  Butch, so keep asking questions.  A D bow starts bending in the handle and the bend increases toward the nocks. It looks like an ellipse. The D cross section refers to the rounded belly. If I were you I'd go with a flatbow. No power tools for the first few. Thanks for the kind words, Jpitts. Jawge
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Re: board bow
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2007, 02:25:26 pm »
You should also check out http://www.geocities.com/salampsio/oak.htm since the bow he goes over there is made from the same red oak and the directions are very good.