Need some opinions

[tetaxidermy]

Before I start on a short black locust i thought I would make a longer one first. This what I have, worked a nice thick ring has 5 pin knots, and 68 1/4'' long 1 3/4'' wide. Wanting to do a cherokee style bow, need to know what is a good length and width for a 27'' draw, but want to keep it kind of shorter for hunting.

[Pat B]

60" to 66", 1 1/2 wide for the center 1/3 of the bow with the outter 1/3 tapering to 3/4" tips. Single side nocks are cool and only half the work of adding double side nocks. Both are authentic I think. This bow should bend through the handle with a circular tiller.
  Surprising how well these bows shoot with only a small bit of hand shock if any. They make good hunting bows and locust would be an authentic wood too.
  Take it slow and easy with locust. If you try to rush the tiller or over strain the wood it will fret. I found that locust takes well to heat treating the belly and it help increase its compression strength.

[tetaxidermy]

Thanks, I was thinking somewhere in tha range just wasn't sure on the width. Never thought about side nocks, cool idea.

[tetaxidermy]

With side nocks do you make them opposite of each other or on the same side?

[George Tsoukalas]

67"-68" ntn sounds pretty good to me. Let the stave tell you the width. In other words, as you tiller if she is not responding to tillering from the belly then begin to narrow it. Jawge

[bubby]

side nocks on oposite sides, Bub