I have a seasoned hackberry stave with a single ring chased. It's 70" long and the widest I can make the limbs is 1 11/16. I was planning on making it into a pyramid, but I'm thinking I can only get a 45lb bow out of it. Is this a correct weight for this design? is there a design that I can use to pull off a 50-55 lb bow?
I'll post pictures once I get it drawn out.
Jamison
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there is also some discoloration on both ends that concerns me, just because I'm not sure what it is. Is that natural, or some kind of fungus?