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fishfinder401:
i remember when i was first starting making bows, warbows and regular weights, that i asked if  could make a heavy one from home depot oak and maple, from what i remember i was told that it probably wouldn't hold up to a heavy draw weight... so recently i decided to try for my self, i haven't started tillering yet, but im going to be attempting a 150-160lb maple backed oak, it  is glued up and ruffed out, now to finish getting ready to tiller, i know it wont have the best performance if it survives ,but i gave it a full 7ft for safety ( if it holds up i will decrease the length on others)
ill hopefully have pictures up tonight whether its in 1 piece or 2

ionicmuffin:
I think that if your using red oak for the belly that you would NEED to heat treat the belly  to make sure that it holds up to those compression weights. Just my Honest Opinion.

Adam:
I'll be interested in how your project comes out.  Thanks for the experiment!

fishfinder401:

--- Quote from: ionicmuffin on November 01, 2012, 05:26:34 pm ---I think that if your using red oak for the belly that you would NEED to heat treat the belly  to make sure that it holds up to those compression weights. Just my Honest Opinion.

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i would heat treat it if i didn't use tb3 as im afraid to weaken the glue line
i did a little more work, and im starting to like the looks of it

bubby:
hope she hold's for ya fishy, i get all my boards at a hardwood dealer, better quality wood and actually a better price, Bub

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