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Why no oak warbows?

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Thesquirrelslinger:
I have heard of PLENTY of people making warbows from almost every wood except the oaks.
Of old, i am sure someone tried it.
How does it hold up under 130# draw weight?
Also maple?

adb:
Maple makes a fine backing for a warbow, especially with yew. However, you don't see warbows made from oak or maple, because they're not ideal wood. The whitewoods excel at being flat and wide, not narrow and round.

Del the cat:
'Cos it would weigh a ton and chrysal like screwed up ball of paper.... (IMO)
Del

AH:
check this out
http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/26702#.Ur2s2PRDvL8

Badger:
  Red oak will make a war bow at a reasonable mass weight. The tiller needs to be a full arc of the circle and the belly flatter than you might get away with yew. A few years back I made 7 bows between 270# and 300# out of red oak. They were used on a giant wheel like a crossbows, they were designed to draw 24" and they set it up to draw 30" so they took a lot of set but red oak is a decent bow wood.

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