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Offline youngbowyer33

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Re: Another red oak board bow
« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2009, 02:09:28 pm »
thanks for the advice but why is it better to have the belly radiused?i heard a bow with a flat belly has less of a chance of breaking then a radiused belly?i just want to know
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Offline Kegan

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Re: Another red oak board bow
« Reply #16 on: September 06, 2009, 11:41:24 am »
Quote from: youngbowyer33 on August 31, 2009, 02:09:28 pm
thanks for the advice but why is it better to have the belly radiused?i heard a bow with a flat belly has less of a chance of breaking then a radiused belly?i just want to know

A flat belly is less likely to take set, but a slightly radiused belly is easier to get a good taper on (and low spots in the taper are what kills bows).
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Offline NTProf

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Re: Another red oak board bow
« Reply #17 on: September 06, 2009, 03:25:35 pm »
I still love seeing red oak board bows!
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