an easy board bow build, full draw pics added/i am going to attach pics again

[Swamp Thang]

This post oughtta be stickied, imo.

Second that

[bubby]

Just bumping this up for reference

[Dave 4]

Thanks for all of the effort you've put into this build-a-long. I've read the thread many times to make sure my questions haven't already been answered; I hope they haven't.

I have a 7' X 3/4" red oak board. I don't have access to a table saw or belt sander. Have any advice for taking taking the side from 3/4" to 1/2" with hand tools? Should I keep the extra length of take it down to the 66" as in your build? What glue did you use for the handle?

Thanks in advance Bubby and thanks to all of the forum members for sharing.
Dave

[bubby]

Dave, you can reduce the thickness with a farriers rasp or anyother rasp that has a heavy cutting side, draw the lines for the thickness on both sides of both limbs then remove wood down to that line on both sides but leave a ridge in the middle like a roofline.  Once you get the edges reduce to the line start removing the center ridge untill the belly is flat. I used carpenters yellow glue tightbond and if i were you i would cut it down to 68" overall length and 66" nock to nock

[loon]

what's your draw length?

it would probably take me a day or two of just rasping to rasp 1/4" off of a 6' red oak with a regular Shinto rasp... is the larger version or the farriers rasp much more effective?

[bubby]

Yeah with the course side of a farriers rasp i can reduce one limb in about 10-15 mins

[Dave 4]

Thanks Bubby.
Loon, my draw length is 29". It may take a while but I'm in no rush.

I've got some 2X4 studs I thought of using for the handle. Does the type of wood matter?

[bubby]

Not really use whatever you want for a handle

[loon]

Haha fir for a handle will be interesting.. never really heard of that

[Dave 4]

Loon, if I get it done I'll post a pic.

[bubby]

You know fir can finish out really nice

[PEARL DRUMS]

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