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WillS:
Hope you haven't roughed it out yet. If it's holly, it needs to be a fair bit wider than elm, especially with such a short bow length. I'd be inclined to go WIDER than the given dimensions for the X1-3 but drop the thickness slightly.
stuckinthemud:
Already roughed it out, but if it goes under-weight, then I still have the other side of the stave to go large with
WillS:
Its not the weight. Its the fact that holly likes to chrysal like mad if its not wide enough.
stuckinthemud:
Oh. Was chatting with someone who had made a war-bow with holly to normal dimensions, except a little flatter in section than usual, and his only comment was it was a bit 'elastic', didn't mention trouble with chrysals. Since this one is ready for tillering, I guess I'll just try it and see what happens; if chrysals are a problem I'll skinny it down to a 40# narrow/flat/long-bow.
WillS:
I've had horrible luck with holly, but as we know all wood is different!
Good luck either way, its awesome to see more meane wood bows being made out of the lesser uses stuff.
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