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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Shondy55 on May 20, 2012, 12:57:15 pm

Title: back in the game
Post by: Shondy55 on May 20, 2012, 12:57:15 pm

hey guys, I've been out of bow making for a while because of school and athletics, but now i'm graduated and i decided to take on a new project.  i bought a board of ash. its 6' long and an inch thick and two inches wide (approx.) i did some research and found that ash makes a good flat bow.  I've only made a few longbows and need a lot of help with a flat bow.  diagrams and tips would be a ton of help! thanks!

Title: Re: back in the game
Post by: lesken2011 on May 20, 2012, 12:58:56 pm

Look for Jawge on here. His site has alot of helpful info.

Title: Re: back in the game
Post by: Pat B on May 20, 2012, 03:02:36 pm

You will find a link to Jawge's(George Tsoukalas) website at the top of the "How To" page.

Title: Re: back in the game
Post by: bubby on May 21, 2012, 03:52:42 pm

i'd go with a pyramid profile, 68"ttt, that will handle up to a 29" draw easy, cut a 10" pc. to glue on at the grip, 1 3/4" at the fades to 1/2" tips, 4" grip with 2 1/2" fades, Bub

Title: Re: back in the game
Post by: Pappy on May 22, 2012, 08:11:46 am

Hard to tell but looks like you had that one bending to close to the fads,they will bust there almost every time where you cut back into the handle if they bend at that point.  :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: back in the game
Post by: George Tsoukalas on May 22, 2012, 09:43:38 am

Did I miss something? That grain is not straight and that is where it broke. There is a picture of an almost perfect board on my site. I look at the edge grain. Most of the time (rift and plane sawn) the face and edge will be in sync but with 1/4 saw the edge grain has to be straight tip to tip.  Jawge
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/boards.html