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Offline bobbykelley

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red elm bow
« on: January 05, 2013, 07:42:57 pm »
Would a 53 1/2" l, 1 3/4" w piece of red elm make a good bow. And any recommendion on style? Thanks for any input.
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Offline soy

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Re: red elm bow
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2013, 07:52:12 pm »
It had better bed through the handle or have a short draw
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Re: red elm bow
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2013, 07:53:31 pm »
Sounds like a simple bend in the handle with some flipped tips n tiller it out to 50@25 or 26" if you want a adult bow from it. Make a smooth transition and fade into the handle and narrow it to at least 1 1/2"..n make your width 1 3/4" wide at the fades and run that width parallel till at least mid limb then taper to 1/2" nocks

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Re: red elm bow
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2013, 07:56:15 pm »
He said it better ;)
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Re: red elm bow
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2013, 08:41:09 pm »
Sinew that baby.......LOL.
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