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Hazel longbow, 100# @ 28"
FilipT:
You have FD pic on previous page, I didn't take photo of braced profile. I didn't heat treat it, too much of a hassle for first time doing this bow; I had plenty of challenges already as you all know haha.
My next heavy bow will be heat treated, that is for sure. It will be some time till I get all materials for string and arrows, make them and use them.
I will put some update in future where I talk about performance. Also, before all that I must get comfortable drawing this bow. You know that this needs technique I never used before to shoot.
Del the cat:
The 5/8 thing is a modern invention to provide a definition for minimum thickness/width of English longbow to avoid people making flat limbed bows and calling them English longbows. It is rare to get anywhere near the 5/8 ratio most longbows come out nearer 6/8 or even thicker.
I have deliberately gone to 5/8 on occasion to make the belly a bit wider on bamboo backed bows
Del
FilipT:
In my case it's 24 / 34 = 0,706
5 / 8 = 0,625
6 / 8 = 0,75
So my bow is more similar to 6/8 principle.
Del the cat:
Yup, that's pretty normal especially for a white wood.
Del
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