looks like pretty decentl bows to me! ![Cool 8)](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/cool.gif)
concerning that red oak...it looks like to me it's bending a tad too much in the center, but then it's probably just me.
I also am sort of doubtful that it's 80 pounds. I have made tons of these sorts of red-oak board ELB things, and I have never had one come in at 80 pounds. The heaviest I got was 50 pounds--and on this bow is full thickness of the original board in the handle (3/4")
it's 72" nock to nock, though, but I don't think piking it down to 67" would raise the weight all the way to 80. ![Undecided :-\](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/undecided.gif)
It's sort of hard to see, but it looks like to me that you could really reduce some mass down on the tips...just my two cents. I remember my first few bows had real thick tips and pretty mediocre cast, but they seemed pretty wonderful to me at the time.
I hope that thick string is only your tillering string ![Grin ;D](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
here's my 50-pounder
Nope, thats the real string. It is the thinnest string I have that can take the strain. I can actually tie it to a branch and hold on to it, putting all 130 pounds of me on it... and even swing from it.
I hand-twisted it from jute fiber painstakingly pulled and washed out of jute cord. I only took the fibers longer than 8".
It took about 150 feet of jute cord to get the fiber. less than half of the fibers are long enough.
As I said, @ 28 inches, it is probably close to #80. I don't have a scale that can measure it- fancy electronic bathroom scale stinks and the kitchen has a max of 2 pounds
![Shocked :o](http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/Smileys/default/shocked.gif)
This is 67"... 5 inches makes a difference. But I know its quite high, at least 70# cause I can only draw it to 22" and I can full draw a #65 bow 28"(my uncle has a #65 recurve, and I have shot a #60 longbow once)
Once I can measure it(I might hang weights from the bowstring) I will report the actual weight.