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Stringman:
Don't look at it funny cause it dings and scratches far too easy! Make sure your vise is padded as you get closer to final dimensions. It's not Osage, but you can still make a fair bow with it.
:OK
JW_Halverson:
Like ScottS says, it ain't osage, but it should make a bow! LOL!
Buckeye Guy:
Thanks folks
now the big decision warbow or a nice comfortable shooter
Anyway anybody have a chart of how wide vs poundage for elb
I have not done a ELB and no clue how much wood it takes
feel like a total newbe with this project
mikekeswick:
1 inch will give a nice bow around 50 - 60 lb. As a starting point dimension.
Del the cat:
I usually rough out about 30mm wide for normal weight bows and 42mm wide for warbows.
That allows some wriggle room to end up with the 1" that Mike suggests in the previous post.
This post from my blog details my rough out dimensions.
Note, if you are rough from a 1/4 log it can easily move a bit as wood is removed, so it makes sense to rough down in stages.
https://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/roughing-out-figures-and-technique.html
Del
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