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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: what would you do?
« Reply #15 on: January 30, 2014, 08:21:33 am »
I know you said stiff handle, and I'm sure it's doable, but that stave looks to me like it's ready to be a sweet bendy handle in pretty short order.  A bit more dicey on a stiff handle.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: what would you do?
« Reply #16 on: January 30, 2014, 08:41:44 am »
Make whatever it allows Jordo. If it makes a killer 23" draw bow, make it 23". I learned to quit forcing my spec's on every stave I touch. Rather, grab a stave that suits my intended spec's. Granted I have a nice stash of staves to choose from.
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Offline wcdurand

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Re: what would you do?
« Reply #17 on: January 30, 2014, 10:35:40 am »
Just Curious, but has anyone used mulberry as the belly lam in a tri-lam.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: what would you do?
« Reply #18 on: January 30, 2014, 10:45:08 am »
Words of wisdom, PD. Good advice.
Let the stave determine the design.
Even  a bend in the handle design is pushing it for that length of stave with a sapwood back.
When I make a bow, I like to set myself up for success. I don't make as many as I used to now that I am officially an old man. When I make I want to end up with a bow.
I'd at the very least back it with rawhide and let the handle bend.
Just thought I'd give my $ 0.02.
Jawge
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Offline BOWMAN53

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Re: what would you do?
« Reply #19 on: January 30, 2014, 12:29:16 pm »
thanks for the advice guys. me and bubby were talking last night and decided to make it a mild R/D bendy handle with pyramid limbs
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Offline Josh B

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Re: what would you do?
« Reply #20 on: January 30, 2014, 02:02:50 pm »
Sounds like a plan to me!  Looking forward to seeing how it turns out!  Josh
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Offline BOWMAN53

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« Reply #21 on: January 30, 2014, 03:42:42 pm »
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