Here's the two bows I was talking about.
The most recent was a Canyon Maple bow about 67" NTN but with Recurves
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/tCgGNjaSmB7-x_HMtjowRiPMROI_DE7bFIVypRRc-KudRuw3KPrnufnDag77hFFNLdifekEcuD5uma_jwe30KCgj08ieg6xfdYX0Voj6cH2yVunngtNNlC8Zs1VAdniBSwlMtWvct_zIRodIimeRSX5sLBBZU1-2xVGPN3Cc7KPInt6Hq-JNXw-BQnrruQaZmT4Frj3bTYvgjytnwraCCMpGJ_zExTPV0J664817KNMXeyXBnMPPhhqI6HEK-50Eev3GkWXZTPDzStYqau0Km20Cj7SfJhBPYk6ktpNSTw7cPjLP3UNa6jd4n6bPLGP3Hbpb6yGT413upJ8AMMmx8q9Lg9plJGRDsLhuXvd_sqep2_iof7Mcxb0-y3cMVVQnrNFnI-JDDCq9I3HR9hPiAUfeXIhwlc9DrqceWmSd7z2LFFTeWr-fEAKgWXEcBn6kZp5119WmllErx9VHv0DBpT_M6NI_DC557U9s4OdVdPEJuld4pv6Sw6JNt-eRHJZdrmggMUr-5L-3mbDUnVMvVncjMumPzcF9MDTbaJ3FX1F-AygOtgggBDgVDooiUTSqvNZxjM9fmW4hNj4Q1RUn4f1ox0MI1RDPDXF2HeT-=w947-h710-no)
You can see in this next two pictures how thin it is
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/bm6ruPMLAy_HViS-UfiyVFzEw9_pIgtOocwR9c5n3DKTapxzfiCJg5CUzoTzBqGSkYsImQtfJxAuHM-TF4W-0s9ZDKz_rJE_r6aW5yu-dZDG4b7_9yknrPDryLsJlGDm5ghH-nzmwvMP9PH1w639pb2XBA-Ixgm4CxepF6XuNqiSI-c7IhrZ664UDHumcLii0zKre3i7UQFdtG7M3D6EGtNJB_pv3iiyGMpvbq6ixl6Tp2k632Mi8E_3s44IdYCGL8VMEm9pVSZ1rxPxEsAh-nYh3M-jhAl-xbwKEMqF9qXNiebdk0FDij9RWeQRkMniD9i1aVsj7Xk2ECh2G3Rq3mL9ddw-5lDdBCwacSc4VMe0WwiZU-Ya9opc77RjdiDxEoTnLkM7QYXQXNeX48bcRSqzflr4JjaOyprJ01BKpYz46e642rDC5Y-1-eugz_h8XnjC9KR3p5mJyl3S_wf4fwOaHpGhdyj8Gw_hSyt_nMtzX1JUVh1M6YJiX-Se55dqJL_t-a2A8OtsKVwbeuFZujEMjS1iSUxjGxBSM151azgBCPyX9NTsZxmQLvrnRmcQwZ8I1brb0I5dkeaxAclvIx04PESnRb827eVx-kQ9VMrK3_YoB3Pjd3xb4sEgVFIGgWKDGZOg6ER1qDTp9LAvi1rxhxz8saIT_g=w1582-h536-no)
In this picture, my ring is about 1/4" thick and the limb is about that thick past where I'm holding (it fluffed up quite a bit where it blew up so it's a little thicker there so it's not a good example). I know I measured it with calipers and it was almost 1/4" but I can't remember exactly. Probably 5/16th. Unfortunately I threw both away so I can't remeasure them.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/J6Ggz3pTm3N-4gG_a29DbEFFdHmae97Lo9dx8FmZKfSVXfQXvQ0u5a_ddspmfI2katj198fJ-7WaL4xPQCq2DIQ4_KlTY3CRGDFsUCWesJ2KSr9uiKh4VT9jtZQxIgaxst4UR17sDbVXhzsNKROqn09rpw5pJz71jWJPCdEsMR8U14QTtonu8wzI5FYO9OMDqu-1mPzkgzIz2etbkH7JXg6qZytfIJcTLygt0WXAZumVpNsZKpa3MxxozQsysZrhxVFsuUzg1yOMTyw6REj5Xz2iMNuIMwNiiwmU9Mq2aSrfaGGhKmeYDPAXfJyS7458wsclef9rWHLkT5X8rTt4INcylrnujQpTEXc_zUGFu8oV51v5dLqt0R3gnY2DI18Suze9KtIpmwVsP8Qh26CgLJ4dSJcjm7FMTFyUXwqN9eCdhLC1axv6Sk9q33HS_lviObYDpRuXng9JKAsdYHQrXmC1j0wugU8IaldWKNKkPqWHFbFEDYZkv-Gfclrl2evAqTC2SdZ6a4Uz_S1SsXaKwwacp8utVy7Ga9Kvghu4HorRZpNZ4ts86NsJxv6TQ_JSsTwc0cVHbC2KXDrk0z0PntYLGpnVHd0-texhy2ue=w533-h710-no)
The other bow was a Red Oak Board bow from Lowe's. It was about 64". It was a little thicker than the maple, closer to 3/8.
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/WbjGILu6TqFXOYIgZcPEAwq4foL2noLcRokbFBO9-kJVQ7DLf7uoIBVrvHxJDOrAcTuQ0aTK4z7CUQwJso8DWD6s3fpW7joqvMW_dx6P486snRbX-trRpI-DV4zsyT8hfGOlUdyujCdLfZ5Gr5nSxUCfW6xyW-y-_LLZnxc3zCyoW6HJt4yqomHpBpvTKy49rrbpDGfL6Weh6BTnCrVjaeVPsKmN8KJ01hVsQTiIymc34arSmuxTrxPZfMT6fS-2HMumT2U8-wI53phLz8CL_9fO_sgz2JujdkvXBnA2IBcnmvQ_Y_9J0XltgOnJarKcT_ncI1kayAgaZUUDt2LHwFM2vBRVCyBvmeut2cK6H4rv3OU19DWP1AQvvkOMIol-0RDKQI_FPtDKkAgsEt_8tE0c2dFOp8f_DjFTfGGWNSS_SYNYx6ymtlNA52-TIXjhZcysV17y7H-wz0Hk7R1b2-V5g3Iokz_2C7FVZXbV1A1LboCwQVABD-ur244NcggcGHMWjGJ6GIDqrhABP8HmQC1KHzCG1mrnpK2Tu_ugtlI8wFld28ra6ciwhhHgo9zqzrGShH4F61WSogTIKNcmEicKDI-GtHfXaJjXfAnON8SB47qzou29u7KwYqkLT-iTgQ2vpwj38qPZ2C8EQdluAyPLoMlZ0NMD5A=w947-h711-no)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/S7Q3TlenLktjP8RyK4HMRYg6J70gpfSsFphGP0ZX0FIWSHNWi5ypxDhR0rM1vr8TnDlx4C2uu8PTZ3P7Wu7pcN9JO7htN6IiJaNiEP1qF0op4f3j6qyRBZSCRjExIDKJ_kpJHbwirGJ_gKlHUzvNL49iIe-s07R5cCiahW1_emEM0UdXe21ORJhugNABMMRXcYyt-h7om2ai7UdY4BMwl4YvX1Y8yH77PoP6RRsXlhezmTxZ_HslGJnxjhAb-Vd4byvIiZb59f7qjmu7AVRPeMIPipiXV1h-kvUfhKKYPDspEf3py_iCTJir3sz7znsFxQ5_toFEaV6XyawSK5YjKOwkKsEgN6koGWvkaYfXJ_DbkRE0jQjYVuT8_0W77NNrs-fLzScND0fjuamR4m77uGxZHE3-d3jSWC164KkFei9At_1hASR_z2IAVlHrud7aKPDVOaxfFQld9u0SHmx0s9iST1M2JqqCFciWGJ8UruWUN0IKEWPhkJ_IvX-K-DRV11QlxGLObJkOl9OBxLTZwCNi-KbF_6L0XaeD3_JMB2PJWEsWL3HBscuZfKfvnTLNn0yAQqicWSFoXzSvPlbvhSEPlYl5djb0p3IwOoK13CqZ7sPfi1SGFQ9ZsrGe4SD4_KdRVmlMDff2cotgl5_U19R7LL79UcjFrw=w1244-h710-no)
Both were inferior woods with more radical designs (recurves for at a shorter length). They also may have experienced damage before the final tillering that caused the breaks (serious torque while trying to get out twist on the maple; on the Red Oak it raised splinter while attempting to brace). I backed both with linen due to these issues. However, both still got more than an inch of set, which was telling that it wasn't just a freak internal weakness but was stressed considerably for the design as well.