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Offline Little John

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oakfor bows
« on: February 23, 2011, 03:27:35 pm »
Making an oak pyramid board bow 2 1/2" wide by 66" long. Bending well on the long string but still nearly 3/4" thick. Seems like a lot of wood to make a light weight bow.This bow seems to weigh about the same as a finished 45# osage bow of mine. I just did not realize that oak was such a light weight wood or did I get an inferior piece of wood.      Kenneth
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Offline Pat B

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Re: oakfor bows
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2011, 04:56:43 pm »
Kenneth, I have found that red oak can be quite varuiable. It will be considerably thicker than an osage bow with the same other dimensions and weight.
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Offline okie64

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Re: oakfor bows
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2011, 06:36:26 pm »
You cant really compare oak to osage in weight. How thick are the rings?
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