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DanaM:
Duly noted JD, thanks fer the clarification.
Hey aren't you supposed to be in the shop makin a viking warbow ;D
Marius you sure yer wife doesn't speak English? ;)
DanaM
DanaM:
JD that article was in Volume 4 issue 1 I believe.
DanaM
Justin Snyder:
JD, The AMO standard says any bow that when braced the string touches any part of the bow limb except the string grooves is a re-curve. Anything that the string only touches the string grooves only is a longbow. I think that broadens the definition of a longbow quite a bit. ??? Justin
snedeker:
it so hjappens that I'm working on my first White Ash flatbow Bob, after 5 years and a bunch of other woods and styles. Mine is set up at 69" nock to nock, 7" between fades in the handle area, 1 7/8" wide from fade to mid limb, then stepped tapers at 8" and 4" from tips to 1/2" wide. I'll tiller it like that and then slim down down tips. I'll probably heat in a little reflex over a stove burner with a little oil rubbed on, stringing it hackwards and tightening gradually. For a tall dude with 31" draw, I'll go for 60# or so. Feel free to check in to exhange notes on your progress. I read three or four key chapter in BB1 and mostly just came on here for advice and learned by watching. Guys like Pat B. tom Sawyer, George and many others were my teachers.
Dave
Bob S.:
Sounds good snedeker. I'm going to try to find a copy of TBB 1 this weekend. If I can't find one locally I'll order one.
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