tillering help for a newbie ^^

[PatrickH]

Hi guys i made my first (successful) bow yesterday, a hickory flatbow. but its final draw weight was only 37#@30inches with about 1.5 inches of string follow. i have another board its a red oak board, i roughed out and glued a rawhide backing onto, its a 72in NTN flatbow design with a 5.5inch stiff handle, with 1.5inch wide limbs, that narrow and stiffen over the last 8inches. I picked out a board with growth rings 90 degrees to the back and as straight as i could find. now my question is what would be the heaviest weight you would make this bow with a 30inch draw? i have a traditional bowyers bible 1, but it seems to focus mostly on bows with 28inch draws, and im a pretty tall guy and would prefer a 30inch draw.

thanks in advance.

[bubby]

just figure 2-3# more for the extra inch of draw, Bub

[Buckeye Guy]

Welcome to P A !!
I think I would decrease from 8" stiff to 6" for a faily new bowyer to get that draw lenght , but either way you should be able to get 50 plus pounds out of it !
Have Fun
Guy

[PatrickH]

Thanks guys ^^ im just going to shoot for around 50# i think. i will post it when its done

[PEARL DRUMS]

If the board is good and you put rawhide on it you could get up around 70# or more. Sand that rawhide down nice and thin so the extra mass weight doesnt slow your bow down. 72" long and that wide is alot of extra skin.