I need advice.

[MadisonManuel]

Thanks bubby. I have built 3 red oke board bows at 59in ntn and they perform well. I like a challenge, if the bow fails I will start over and build another one lol. How thick should the limbs be about?

[loon]

woah.. nice job w/ the red oak. Hope I can reach that point. You did rigid handle 59" red oak bows with a 27" draw??

[MadisonManuel]

Thanks bubby on the good advice. I have only made 3 59in ntn red oke board bows and they all performed well. I think I can handle it. Any advice on how thick the limbs should be?and my backing is 1/8in thick.

[bubby]

I would hate to give a dimension and have it come in under weight but if you start with total thickness of 1/2" you should have plenty of wood

[MadisonManuel]

woah.. nice job w/ the red oak. Hope I can reach that point. You did rigid handle 59" red oak bows with a 27" draw??

  I tiled it to 30in so I would never over draw it. I haven't wade the draw weight for it yet but it feels heavy. I will post a pic of it when I get off.

[MadisonManuel]

Thanks patM and bubby great advice much appreciated.

[loon]

if you live in North America, I've heard Jaap Koppedrayer's bow bamboo is pretty good..