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Offline Blaflair2

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Black locust dimensions?
« on: September 22, 2013, 02:17:37 pm »
How wide should BL limbs be?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Black locust dimensions?
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2013, 02:21:16 pm »
Bruce, I build locust bows like it was a whitewood. I'd go at least 1 1/2" wide at the fades and maybe wider.
Locust reacts well to belly tempering too.  ;)
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Black locust dimensions?
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2013, 02:24:25 pm »
Ok thanks again pat. I was thinking 1 3/4". I was plannig on the heat treat.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Black locust dimensions?
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2013, 02:33:50 pm »
Wait and see what others say. I don't get along well with locust.  ;D
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Re: Black locust dimensions?
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2013, 02:40:34 pm »
A vague answer for a vague question.....1"-3" will work  :P  ;D
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Black locust dimensions?
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2013, 02:45:42 pm »
Quote from: blackhawk on September 22, 2013, 02:40:34 pm
A vague answer for a vague question.....1"-3" will work  :P  ;D

Lol!  I believe Blackhawk is trying to tell you in his own way, that more info is needed to answer your question.  For instance style of bow, draw weight and length and so on and so forth.  The more info you can give as to what your wanting to do, the better answer you'll get...usually.  Josh
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Black locust dimensions?
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2013, 03:16:59 pm »
If it has a high crown like from a small diameter tree a narrow profile bendy handle bow of 1 1/8' to 1 3/8 has worked nice for me.
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: Black locust dimensions?
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2013, 03:37:53 pm »
It's from a nice wide tree. Almost flat grain. I'm not sure of the style I am going for. I wanted to make another static and get the tips bent more than my first. I'm just not sure. Maybe I'll go simple. Lol
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Offline huisme

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Re: Black locust dimensions?
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2013, 03:59:22 pm »
Trapping works well for me. BL is my main wood, and I've made bows both wide and narrow with very little set by trapping. Making the back about 2/3 the width of the belly is my rule of thumb, followed by as many heat treatments as you care to put the wood through.
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