Handle question?

[Jakesnyder]

What is the skinniest you can go with a handle? Is 3/4" too narrow? Thanks

[Deerhunter21]

i think 3/4" is workable. Id say that once the handle becomes uncomfortable, its too thin. (within reason obviously, and accounting for wheather or not its a bend in handle or stiff handle)

[Woody roberts]

I personally like a 3/4” handle.

[osage outlaw]

How much depth in that area?

[Jakesnyder]

1.5" deep

[mmattockx]

What is the skinniest you can go with a handle? Is 3/4" too narrow? Thanks

1.5" deep

Is your question about the minimum structure you can have or about how narrow becomes uncomfortable?


Mark

[Jakesnyder]

How skinny it can be and still have structural integrity

[mmattockx]

How skinny it can be and still have structural integrity

Ok. What kind of draw weight and is it a rigid handle or bendy?


Mark

[Jakesnyder]

Ridged handle and 60lbs

[Hamish]

Why would you make it only 3/4" wide? You could easily leave more meat on the opposite side of the arrow pass, and the fade. Just have an offset grip, to allow the same distance on the side with the, arrow pass as if it was 3/4". You get all the benefits without any potential weakness.

[Selfbowman]

I usually cut to the center of the bow for a shelf if the stave allows . Usually leaving 1/1-4 to 1/1-2 leaving 5/8 to 3/4 at the window. I hate calling it that but it is a window of a sort. That should take care of the 60# bow.

[mmattockx]

Ridged handle and 60lbs

I wouldn't be brave enough to only leave 3/4" on a 60lb bow. I'm with Hamish, I would build out the side where the arrow pass/shelf/window is cut in (assuming you are talking about cutting in a shelf) to leave more wood. For a 60lb bow with only 1.5" thickness there I wouldn't reduce it much below 7/8"-1".


Mark

[Selfbowman]

Mark look at the scales weight. That’s a 100 pound long bow handle. It’s bigger than the pic appears. But still only 1-3/4 thick at the throat . Guessing. Maybe 1” wide . But it’s Osage. Its going to send a arrow a long ways. Stay tuned.😁😁😁😁

[Selfbowman]

Fifty pound bow

[mmattockx]

Fifty pound bow

Looks like OP has his answer in this pic. There is nothing like experience to know where the margins are.


Mark