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Badger:
Well tomorrow morning I am going to pick up a piece of plum I have been dreaming about, 3 1/2" X about 12 feet, straight no branches. Not sure about twist I can't tell by looking at it. But the tree grew up between 2 tall building very close to each other so grew very straight.
I have searched for years for a piece of plum big enough to make a war bow. In my opinion plum seems to have the same qualities as the best of yew. What I am looking for here is the type of demension that might be used on good yew for a heavy war bow in the 150# class. I plan to start this one on these demensions and then just see what I can get out of it whether it be more or less I just want to max the bow out without breaking it down.
So if anyone might have some demensions handy that have proven successful i sure would appreciate it.
criveraville:
Sounds like an awesome plan!!
Cipriano
Ian.:
I have not heard of a heavy plum bow to that weight, the only one I know of is a 100lber made in the EWBS. I think heat treating is paramount with this wood though.
Dimension wise there is the table of the average Mary Rose bow dimensions, would that help?
Badger:
I have made a lot of plum bows in the 50 and 60 pound class and have always been impressed with how deep and narrow I can make them without taking any set. Most of the branches I have had to work with were only about 1 1/4 wide max and very high crowned.
Just knowing how wide at the handle for a very heavy war bow would help a lot. I am thinking about 1 3/8 or 35 mm. approx.
Biggest challenge I have had with plum is drying it without it cracking so bad I have to trash it. I am going to try cutting it down to near demensions and then wrapping it in saran wrap. If the bark is removed or the branch is split it will crack to the core within a couple of hours.
Ian.:
The average Mary Rose dimensions are,
Centre Width 39.5mm 1.417" Depth 33.2mm 1.297"
With an average length of 77.5"
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