Thanks again guys
What are the other dimensions?
4 1/2" Handle (1" wide), 3 3/4" fades (widening to 1 3/8"), 12" of parallel limbs, then tapering for the last 16" to 1/2" wide. At floor tillering, I started with 1" thick handle, about 7/8 at the end of the fade, and tapered the thickness from there to about 5/8 at the tips.
This is the generally the same front profile that I've been using for all my board bows so far. On one I tried wider limbs (1 5/8" for the parallel part, and went out 14 inches, then tapered the last 14 inches to 1/2) This was working great and reduced the set a bit, until one limb exploded from a pin knot grain swirl coming loose.
I also found that if tillering it to be a bend-through handle, it's better to make the handle 1 1/4" wide so the corners can be rounded of a bit without losing too much strength.
I forgot to mention earlier, this bow ended up taking about 3/4" of set, which is a lot less than my maple bows, which are usually around 1 to 1 1/4". It has a small amount of hand shock, but overall I'm pretty happy with it. Wish I had a chrono...
Well, I guess while I wait for the postal workers to stop sitting on their thumbs, I might as well make some "accessories"
