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kerbinator:
I started work on a horse bow a few days ago. And decided to post some picks here of what Ive done so far. When I started checking the bend in the limb I noticed a drastic bend at the fade on one limb. After studying it I realized that the wood on the back side of the riser was thicker than the belly wood. So today I glued on another belly slat. Will see how it does.

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Pat B:
What is your belly core wood? Looks like hickory back and belly.  And what are the sayah(sp) made of and how are they attached?    She's looking good so far. ;)   Pat

kerbinator:
Ash back hickory core ash belly I just glued on another ash slat today

Justin Snyder:
Looking good so far. Justin

GraemeK:
Hi Marlin
Yes I think it looks great. I will be interested to see how the wood takes the bend when you finish it . I have built a couple of similar bows using Bamboo as the back and belly but the huge bend involved has been too great for the material and I ended up with masses of set which ruined the potential of the bow. It became easy to see why these bows were traditionally made with horn and sinew. Good luck and I hope to see some full draw photos soon

Below it a photo of my latest attempt.--------- Graeme

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