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youngbowyer:
Hi,

As my recent experiment with a birch longbow with a d shaped belly failed i decided to make another bow. At the moment i can't get my hands on any decent longbow woods so i went to my local lumber yard and all i could find was maple and red oak. Would red oak work(as you know im 13 so warbow weight for me is 50/55# ;D)
Thanks, Tom.

Kviljo:
Yep, that would work. Just make sure the oak has wide and straight growth rings.

youngbowyer:
thanks! should i make a full compass bow or a stiff handle? also how wide should i make it(by the way the bow will only be around 66 inches from nock to nock ? Since this is a board bow do i need to chase a growth ring for the back of the bow?

Kviljo:
As it is rather short, make it bend in the handle too. You can chase a growth ring for security, but I usually make my board bows from ringporous woods (such as oak) with standing growth rings. The growth rings will then look like straight lines on the back of the bow, with the rings feathering out on the sides of the bow. I'd start with about 30mm width at the middle, tapering down to 12mm at the tips in convex lines.

aznboi3644:
I'd go for more of an elliptical tiller with the handle only barely felt bending the last inch or two of the draw.

I'm working on a red oak ELB right now but its 72" long.

Are you going to do a rounded belly or flat?

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