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fishfinder401:
chris, i might be biased towards heavier bows, but i would say go for ipe and a 100+ bow and see what you can do, if its to heavy, shave it down, and once the poundage is right, put the finish on it, you may need horn or antler tips on it though, you might be pleasantly surprised what weight you can pull, just dont hurt yourself ;D, if your joits are sore, let the reast for a few days, and try again and repeat this, it helped get my body used t heavy bows
noel

sailordad:

--- Quote from: fishfinder401 on March 19, 2011, 03:36:03 pm ---chris, i might be biased towards heavier bows, but i would say go for ipe and a 100+ bow and see what you can do, if its to heavy, shave it down, and once the poundage is right, put the finish on it
noel

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i have to disagree with that statement
you should know what weight you want befoe you tiller the bow
during the tillering process you NEVER WANT TO EXCEED YOUR INTENDED DRAW WEIGHT
if you pull the stave past your draw weight during tillering this can cause a slow bow as the wood cells have been stressed past the finished weight
this causes excessive set,poor cast etc etc
in my opinion this is just as bad as changing the bow profile during tilliering
always have a plan before you start and stick wth it
if you want a 130# bow,start to make it and finish it,if yo want a 6t0# bow start it and finish,but never jump ship mid stream
jmho  ;)

Bevan R.:
Sound advice from Salordad. ;)
If you start out one and try to end another, you mess up both ways.

Bevan R

Chris grimbowyer:
Thanx for all your help guys! I think im gonna start with a 72 inch hickory backed ipe at 100 pounds with a perry reflex.

Chris grimbowyer:
Ooops I ment to say just 70 inches. I hope that is long enough, My core isnt quite 72.

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