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Eastman:
Hey fellow archers.

I've made a few flatbows and elb's and im looking to make my first Warbow. ;D

I'm looking to make my first one about 80# @31''.  Then a 90+ pounder tri-lam for my second attempt.
Wich of the following woods would you guys recommend? wich would work together nicely in a tri-lam?  And wich dimensions?

Rosewood,white oak,maple(exact species unknown),blackwood,syringa,white stinkwood,honey locust and sometimes ash.   i then also have hickory and bamboo backings available to me.

Thanks a lot
Eastman   ;)

adb:
I've made quite a few tri-lams, some as heavy as 110#.
I've used ash, maple, and hickory as backing woods.
I've used bloodwood, purpleheart, osage, wenge, jatoba, and bamboo as mid-lams.
I've used osage, yew, bloodwood, yellowheart, and ipe as belly woods.

They've all been 74-80" NTN, with narrow profile stacked belly profiles, and mostly tillered full compass.
I'm sure there are a few other combos, but these have all worked relatively well for me.

fishfinder401:
what abd sounds similar to what i would say, except i don't have his experience with trilams ::)

Eastman:
thanks adb,

 if im using bamboo backed white oak, shooting for about 80# @ 31'' draw length, how wide and long should i make the bow?

thanks

adb:
I don't know about oak, I've never used it. I also don't use bamboo anymore. Any heavy bows I make, regardless of weight, are minimum 72" NTN.

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