Knife blade outer limbs????

[Selfbowman]

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Allan I sawed these off the belly’s of my long bows. Band saw. Most are about 30” long

[Allyn T]

I save those too. Whatcha use em for usually

[Selfbowman]

They are real clean .I just can’t burn them. I have made a 3 piece take down from them and a long bow with a handle glued to both limbs. Lots of glue up but like I said they are real clean and straight. I guess when I run out of this great wood i will welcome the glue ups.

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I tape them together after I saw them off. Keep the pairs together.

[bownarra]

Ah ha so you are making a holmguaard/mollagbet style These make great bows, them old boys knew the crack Low string angle, higher energy storage, less limb vibration and buckling.....many good things about this design. Good luck with it.

[bjrogg]

I’m watching Arvin.  . I always wanted to try that design.

 I gotta admit it I don’t really completely understand it. But it looks cool and I have heard is a pretty good performer. Seems like the tiller needs to be spot on with the working area of the limbs.

Seems like any reflex in the  narrow levers might make it tricky keeping string on them.

Those pieces you cut off the bellies look better than most of the staves on my rack. I wouldn’t be able to burn them either.

Bjrogg

[Selfbowman]

Ok laid out I think with some natural reflex.

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Ok I have the back laid out and smoothed up. Pretty good line up.

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Tip overlays. Water buffalo horn

[Selfbowman]

Well I got the 50# bow shooting. Two shots . First one 200yds with a big kick out to forty yds or so. Second shot 225 yds. 469 gr. Not bad for straight bow.