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Offline Amkap

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Shortbow from mapel
« on: June 27, 2013, 01:19:20 pm »
So I have a lot of goooood straight grained maple left over from my longbow making and I want to make a short bow but I don't know what dimensions I should use to start with. All my longbows are about 68" ad they are about 50# at a draw length of 28. I would like to make a short bow no longer than 54 inches with like 35#. Idont care about the draw length . That can be what ever will get me to 35#. Again just looking for what dimensions I should use to start out with. Any and all help would me much appreciated.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Shortbow from mapel
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2013, 02:52:04 pm »
An unbacked 54" maple board might get you a 23-24" draw. Make it a 2" wide pyramid style and you might get lucky.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Shortbow from mapel
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2013, 05:42:27 pm »
you can also go 1 1/4" wide center 10" and straight taper to 1/2" tips bendy , with good grain and great tillering you might get 26-27" draw at that #
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Offline IndianGuy

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Re: Shortbow from mapel
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2013, 07:25:29 pm »
The only bow i ever had explode on me was made from maple, busted my eye and smashed my lip, It sounded like a shotgun going off when it went. So be carefull. I havent picked up a piece of maple since.  :-[
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