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# 2 Ipe triple laminate warbow 120lb 32''

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DC:
Of course, you're using a bracing string. Yeah that would work. I was thinking push pull. Don't think push pull would work with a 130# bow ;D

WillS:
Very nice!  Great full draw shape too.

Those nocks are HUGE but it's lovely to see someone else who doesn't put the second stringer groove in, when using sidenocks.  I think they look much better with just one groove!

Mikkolaht:
Yeah, it makes the bow look more natural!
Thank you.

meanewood:
I think you lose some of the 'authentic' look if you reduce the size of antler nocks,

Some of them have great colour and texture which is lost when filing down.

By the way Will, I'm finishing up the Yew bow from the larger of the 2 stave's you gave me.

I'm thinking of carving the nocks as close to the 'Mary Rose' nock shape as possible.

Do you think the original was shaped with a file or carved with a blade?

WillS:
Awesome, I'm looking forward to seeing that!

There's no way of knowing of course, but I'd say knife.  It's how I do mine now, and is very quick.  You also get little "signatures" when using a knife which I believe are present on the original too. 

What a lot of people are still doing is using great chunks of horn, chopping the shape down with a bandsaw or rasp and then trying to "fake" the shape with files.  If you just use the small tip of a cow horn there's no need for any of that, you just take the shoulder down and ease the point down slightly and you're there. 

Certainly the string groove is done with a knife, as that's the only way to get the sidenock looking like the original, instead of using those horrible tile saws and trying to open it up afterwards.

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