Southern Red Cedar?

[Josh B]

The biggest dimensional difference that you will have is thickness.  ERC has very low bend resistance so it has to be a lot thicker to make draw weight.   I still mess em up by getting them too thin when I'm roughing them out.  I haven't hard backed one, so I don't know how that effects the final dimensions.  One of the fellas that makes laminates will have to answer that.  I hope to see you at the classic.  As it stands right now, its pretty iffy on whether or not I will make it as well.  Josh

[lesken2011]

What about the length? I generally like my stiff handled bows around 66 inches tip to tip and bendy handles about 60. Any problem with those? Width about 1.75 to 2 in?

[Pat B]

On a backed bow both lengths should be OK. Two inches might be a bit too wide.
 You can also make a good bow using the sapwood either as the back or by itself. I shot an all sapwood ERC ELB a few years ago that shot great. It pulled about 45#.

[lesken2011]

Thanks, Pat. I generally shoot between 40 to 55 lbs. No heavy weight bows for me. 1.5 to 1.75 width best for little set?

[ohma2]

I might add , put up the rasps and rough work tools early.cedar will take deep toolmarks easy.

[Onebowonder]

I might add , put up the rasps and rough work tools early.cedar will take deep toolmarks easy.

+1 

I've already made that error on some ERC projects I've working on.  

OneBow

[Pat B]

Start at 1.75" and if it starts getting too thin while tillering recuse the width a bit.

[lesken2011]

Thanks, Pat. That sounds like it will work. Hopefully I can find some that I don't have to wait too long for it to season.

[bubby]

I've considered getting a box of incense cedar and seeing if I could get some lam material out of it