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fishfinder401:

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--- Quote from: Ian. on March 04, 2011, 05:30:06 pm ---You will be able to string a bow of 250 with a stringer, I would think a hickory back tapered ipe core and a hickory belly would work, I have that combination on the tiller at the minute showing 90 at 14" just got it off the long string

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that sounds like quit a bow, why hickory as a belly? i thought it was just good for tension
thanks
noel

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It won't perform well at all but it can make the weight rudderbows did something similar

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so would it be better as just ipe and hickory backing, or what else could i use as a belly?
thanks
noel

nidrinr:
Ipe, red oak, the oak we have here in scandinavia, masaranduba, osage, +++.. -There are several compression strong woods out there.

-btw, trees like the big one on the truck should not be cut down..

fishfinder401:

--- Quote from: nidrinr on March 08, 2011, 08:11:56 pm ---Ipe, red oak, the oak we have here in scandinavia, masaranduba, osage, +++.. -There are several compression strong woods out there.

-btw, trees like the big one on the truck should not be cut down..

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i couldn't agree more, what did they think, trees that size just grow on trees ;D

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