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fishfinder401:
the bow in the video was  hickory, and if you make one from hickory, i have few suggestions based on my experience, make sure its long enough( mostly a problem for me with a 33.5 draw), if you can, heat treat it, it reduces the set taken and improves the performance a little, make sure your tips aren't too large as it is a dense wood and the extra weight on the tips takes away from it, and last and most important, make sure to keep it away from excessive moisture/make sure its sealed very well. mine took allot fo set on one very warm and humid day( with some rain showers) and apparently some of coating had come off
if you have any other questions about making warbows just ask, ill try to help, but there are many more experienced bowyers on here who definitely could ;)
-noel

oscar3b:
Hey Noel, thanks for the tips!  I do have some nice hickory seasoning right now as a matter of fact, that I was thinking of using.  I usually seal mine with 3-4 coats of spar urethane.  Do you think that would do the trick?  I also have ash and elm, that could work.  They are board staves and seasoned all ready but I think the ask will have to be backed to survive the strain, judging by the side grain of the board.  When I start my first warbow, I'm sure I'll be asking for lots of help.  Thanks!

fishfinder401:
as far as i know that should be enough of a coating, the reason i ran into problems is i was using beeswax and some had come off due to ear and needed to be recoated

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