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Offline Selfbowman

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Re: I have a theory
« Reply #15 on: July 30, 2020, 06:43:34 am »
Sleek I find the more early wood the more set. I would go with the least amount of early ring that I could get away with. Just an opinion about though.  Arvin
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: I have a theory
« Reply #16 on: July 30, 2020, 08:21:39 am »
Sleek I find the more early wood the more set. I would go with the least amount of early ring that I could get away with. Just an opinion about though.  Arvin

Yes I would certainly try to avoid those close rings for the belly
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Offline PatM

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Re: I have a theory
« Reply #17 on: July 30, 2020, 04:37:43 pm »
I would split it right down the middle and make a bow from the interior portion to compare to the theory stave.   

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Re: I have a theory
« Reply #18 on: July 30, 2020, 06:05:36 pm »
I wish i could split it, but the stave get thin in the middle. I cant.
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