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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: bushboy on January 10, 2013, 11:52:44 pm

Title: board bow builder questioN ?
Post by: bushboy on January 10, 2013, 11:52:44 pm

Hey all ,have a stave almost there ,burr oak.have only bent boardss?

Title: Re: board bow builder questioN ?
Post by: lostarrow on January 11, 2013, 12:33:27 am

Stave should be easy for you then. Unless it's some knot ridden, bug eaten thing . Not sure what the question was.

Title: Re: board bow builder questioN ?
Post by: bushboy on January 11, 2013, 11:23:34 am

The stave that I have is a quarter section of a 6" log,very tight growth rings ,bout 25 per inch!should I decrown the back or just leave it?its pretty clean,no knots.gonna try a pryamid design,2" wide@ the fades and 62"ttt.thx's

Title: Re: board bow builder questioN ?
Post by: Weylin on January 11, 2013, 11:42:16 am

You should strip the bark off and leave the first layer of sapwood under the bark intact. That will be the back of the bow. Don't decrown it. Your design idea seems fine, will you have a stiff handle?. The length should be determined by your drawlength. How far are you drawing? With your first stave bow I wouldn't get to radical, make sure that the length (ntn) is at least your drawlength X 2 (add 20% for a stiff handle). Good luck and take some pics.

Title: Re: board bow builder questioN ?
Post by: bushboy on January 11, 2013, 12:03:53 pm

Measure my draw@ 28 but maybe a little Less when I shoot .stiff handled ,alLready debarked shallow checking on the back.I cut the tree last spring ,spilt with wedges,debarked,painted the back and ends and put it under my bed.it has dried with bout 4" of reflex.