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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Started BBO recurve bow. What is a good length?
« on: March 24, 2013, 10:00:46 am »
I got sent a set of those Osage boards from 3Rivers.  I've decided make a boo backed osage recurve as close to the ones Konrad Voegelle (google him for his site) makes.  I just love those.  I was getting ready to splice it and then got all tripped up on length decisions. 

I'm going to heat bend the recurves.

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Re: Started BBO recurve bow. What is a good length?
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2013, 10:42:33 am »
Those are some pretty bows. You didn't mention the draw length you were shooting for?
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Started BBO recurve bow. What is a good length?
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2013, 11:43:46 am »
28"

he had photos of people with his bows.  And I want to say the recurves were migger than I would have thought.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Started BBO recurve bow. What is a good length?
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2013, 11:57:20 am »
From the RECURVE chapter in TBBII...."Prehaps the best trade-off between speed and accuracy is a recurve of 60" to 64", measured before the tips are bent(this is for a 28" draw)".
  There is a lot of good info in this chapter about recurves and the previous chapter on bending wood.
  Also, check out Dean Torges video  "Hunting The Bamboo Backed Bow".
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Offline Prarie Bowyer

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Re: Started BBO recurve bow. What is a good length?
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2013, 12:24:17 pm »
Thanks,

I was poking through pics of his stuff and found one that had the length 64" written on it. 

Well he's the champ for a reason I guess.
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Re: Started BBO recurve bow. What is a good length?
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2013, 01:20:04 pm »
You do have to realize that a recurve adds a lot more stress to a bow so work carefully as you tiller and exercise the bow well with each wood removal.
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Re: Started BBO recurve bow. What is a good length?
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2013, 02:49:20 pm »
Quote from: Pat B on March 24, 2013, 01:20:04 pm
You do have to realize that a recurve adds a lot more stress to a bow so work carefully as you tiller and exercise the bow well with each wood removal.


Yep exactly it puts a lot more compression force on the wood so recurves are better for higher quality bow woods like Osage do he should be okay if he uses Osage
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I like osage
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