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Offline Squirrelslayer

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bending handle board bow dimensions?
« on: April 27, 2013, 07:18:00 pm »
Hi guys I found a hardware store today that supplys ash boards and I want to make a bending handle bow. Ive obviously never made one before so I was wondering if some of you could give me some dimensions.  Does it need to be a ccertain with? Any help is apreciated. Thanks, SS
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Offline killir duck

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Re: bending handle board bow dimensions?
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2013, 08:42:35 pm »
what bow wieght are you wanting?
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Offline burchett.donald

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Re: bending handle board bow dimensions?
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2013, 08:57:50 pm »
 Go to the " The How To, Build Along" section and look on page 1 at (Short Bow Tillering) by Half Eye. It's from A to Z and you can't go wrong...
« Last Edit: April 27, 2013, 09:04:09 pm by burchett.donald »
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Offline bubby

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Re: bending handle board bow dimensions?
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2013, 11:18:13 pm »
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,39417.0.html
start 1 1/4" @ the middle 15" and straight taper to 1/2" nocks start 1/2" thick or 3/8"
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