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I found some wood, possible stave for war bow? i dont need it to be super heavy.

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Del the cat:

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--- Quote from: bow-toxo on October 26, 2012, 06:02:56 pm ---60 pounds is not what we call a warbow [modern term], it is a longbow, a less powerful version of a warbow.78" weith 75" between nocks is long enough that a 32" draw is not an overdraw. I am not familiar with that kind of wood. In mediaeval and Tudor times, longbows were heat treated but not backed. They were "selfbows' of one piece of wood, sometimes with horn nocks.

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traditional ELB's were usually two bits of yew spliced together at the handle and then used animal glue to hold them together, this was done because most yew staves had to many knots, also incase one broke you could heat steam the joint and replace the broken limb. i have a freind who makes traditional ELB's who does this and there are a few books on the subject but everything else you said is pretty much spot on.

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Warbows were generally one bit of wood.
Supplies of suitable timber were imported as an import tax on goods like wine from Italy and Spain. Whilst some bows were spliced it was not the norm.
Victorian longbows which were laminated were far more likely to have ben spliced.
Del

KShip85:
If he draws clear to his shoulder I'd guess he's drawing more than 32".  I'm 6'4" with arms average to my height and I draw over 29" to the corner of my mouth.  Clear to the shoulder I'd probably be over 34".  I'd imagine he has longer arms and a longer draw than me.

Kip

ionicmuffin:
yeah hes probably 34 to shoulder, i plan on making him a glueup with some hickory and ERC

doggonemess:
I've had no success with maple. It's my nemesis in bow-making. Other people say good things about it, but just to let you know, for me, it tends to break very suddenly when it starts getting close to finished. Maybe I'm just not working it enough, I don't know.

adb:
Maple on its own doesn't make a very good narrow ELB type profile, but it makes a terrific backing material with the correct grain.

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