Different woods different styles

[Buckeye Guy]

Ryoon
How much does a Poplar bow weigh anyway !
Guy

 The same as any other bow

Steve I get the idea , even if I don't use it .
But since Ryoon is most likely the only one with a working Poplar bow, and with poplar being a bit of an extreme to the light weight side wood , I wondered if he had checked it, and would  he give us his input !
Just a thought even if its not a good one !
Who knows maybe Osage really is not the king !
I will let you folks that are way smarter than I carry on now !
Thanks for all you do to further  the great addiction !
Guy

[Badger]

  Guy, I have made a bunch of polar bows, some of them have been real shooters but usually give out after not too many shots. I know a guy who had a sinew backed poplar that he used year after year on his 3-d shooting that shot like a demond, it was a great bow. I did a video of breaking one several years ago, I had pulled it back to about 38" and the string final came off the nocks and it didn't break inspite of having about 5 or 6" set.

[RyanY]

Guy, made it home today for a break from studying and measured the bow. Turned out to be 19.5oz in mass. With the wide tips and bulky handle there's definitely a little excess mass in there. Stringing it up and drawing it a few times, it feels pretty stout and stiff. But that could be me getting flabby.