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lonbow:
I allways had an interest in warbow shooting and building, but I haven't started yet somehow.
Since I cut some awsome yew staves two months ago (three of them with 135 rpi 😊), I want to get started in warbow building and archery.
Before starting, I'd like to ask some questions:
Since I would not like to stop "normal archery" with shorter draw lengths and lower draw weights, I'm a little bit worried to get confused with both shooting styles. Could that affect my technique in a bad way?
Then I don't know which draw weight I should use. I did some testings with elastic bands and I could pull 115 lbs at 28". I pulled it to 30 or 31 inches. 130 lbs at 28" was definitely too strong for me. How much should be my draw weight at the beginning? Something like 80 or 100 lbs at 30"?

penderbender:
80 lbs is probably a good start. And 135 rpi? Show us a pic of that! Cheers- Brendan

paulsemp:
That's 8 to 9 rings for every 16th inch. What did you put a microscope on it?

lonbow:
I wasnīt able to count the rings with my eyes, so I took a picture of it and counted it there. 
Note that the ruler has a centimeter scale (2.54 cm = 1"). The inner rings of the stave are thicker than the rings I photographed.

Is it possible to upload bigger files? The rings are so small that you canīt see them exactly on the reduced picture.

Cheers,
lonbow

DC:
However many rings, that's a nice looking piece. Is that the factory sapwood thickness, 1/2cm thick?

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