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butch:
thank you  thank you
it looks like i should start with comstock.....  horsefeathers?????
will start splitting-shapeing - drying .
that will keep me going for an hour or two..
it shure is nice to have instant advise from true craftsmen around the world.

TRACY:
Butch, I agree with hillbilly and Simon. I have followed Comstock's advice on building it long and wide-limbed and found it to be a great shooting bow. The only disadvantage I have found is that the woodboring insects like it also and waste no time trespassing on bow wood. I have made bows that are good shooters up to about 60lbs unbacked. Go slow when tillering, as with any wood, to reduce string follow. Good luck and have fun!  :)

George Tsoukalas:
butch, nice to hear you are wanting to make a bow. You could take one of the staves and reduce it to near bow dimensions. I'm going to depart just a bit from the above though you got good advice above for sure. I just think first bows that bend in the handle are easier to tiller for the first timer. I'd go 1.5 inches wide   the whole length of the bow except for the last 10 inches where I would slowly taper to 1/2 inch nocks. I would leave the handle 1/5 inches wide. You could start making the bow now just leave the nocks wide about 1 inch. Start floor tillering and actually bending the limbs a couple of inches. it will dry faster. While you are waiting go get yourself a straight grained board and have at it. There's much more on my site and the url will appear below.  There are some buildalongs that may help you. Jawge

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