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135lb holly bow
WillS:
Yeah you just don't need to go any longer for a good whitewood bow. As long as you tiller it well, and use the correct section for that particular stave (not falling into the trap of trying to say "ash works with this section, elm works with this section" etc etc) then it's fine. That's for a 30" draw by the way.
If you know what you're doing you can make bows surprisingly short. A friend of mine recently made a lovely 130lb yew bow with a 31" draw and it was just under 71" long.
Judging by this stave, holly is probably the same if not stronger than ash. It's incredibly dense, very good in compression compared to ash and it feels the same as some ash bows I've made of the same length and weight. I've not used enough of it to say for sure though.
I went for quite a round cross section on this one, similar to a lot of the MR bows.
stuckinthemud:
My D-bow was slightly better performing than hazel, the grain was not spiralling, very dense, but was fully inter locking and very beautifully figured.
stuckinthemud:
My holly had blue mold and I found steam tended to stain it but it responded exceptionally well to heat for bending. Tempering makes a big difference to performance too.
WillS:
Good! That's excellent news, I'll do a full temper and cross my fingers for the magic 150lb!
stuckinthemud:
Just as long as you are happy with the colour change.
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