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What to use?

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Del the cat:
What do you want to use it for? A warbow isn't really designed for shooting at 3Ds.
Are you after a heavy weight bow for 3Ds or a Warbow for shooting imaginary French knights at 200 plus yards?
The main difference being draw length, and thus bow length.
As a noob, I'd say probably Hickory is a good bet.
Del

mikekeswick:
Are you looking to make a true elb or a heavy bow of no particular design?

JonW:
Im looking for something like an ELB. I know how to make a heavy bow just never made a real ELB. It doesnt need to be EWBS specs just long and lean so to speak :) No 3D just launching pool cues ;)

blackhawk:
Any of the woods ya mentioned will work jon. Whats prob more important is you choosing the right piece of wood that will be up to the task of holding to the heavier strain..go thru your stash and find a close to hundred percent clean with little to no twist,and straight stave thats also long enough. Once ya find a good candidate come back and ask for dimensions. Obviously osage will be a lil shorter and narrower than the whitewoods ya listed etc etc....

mikekeswick:
As Blackhawk says if it an elb bow you are after then straightness and no twist are very important. Otherwise you end up fighting string alignment too much for it to be a fun exercise! I've tried a few of these sort of bows out of less than perfect elm staves and ended up chasing heat corrections = firewood.

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