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dylanholderman:
hey guys. i'm thinking about working myself up to warbows, thinking of making a bow in the 70-90# range as my next step up, i have everything below that covered.
so how long would you recommend for a ELB style bow pulling 70-90# at 30'' draw?

Del the cat:
I'd say 72-76" The advantage of going long is you can always cut off an couple of inches to gain weight if needed and it will also be a tad more forgiving.
Less than 72" is going to be likely to take some set, but may be a tad faster.
I'd start at 76" with an expectation of ending up at 74"
Del

bownarra:
I'd glue up at 74 for a 73 ntn bow.

peacefullymadewarbows:
What Del said was spot on but wood choice will change that a bit as well. But most woods will do fine at that weight with 72'76" for draw length up to 32".

dylanholderman:
thanks guys  ;D
i went out and dug through my stash real quick tonight and here's what i have to work with.
red elm 76''~ with a side bend that needs to be dealt with.



black walnut 76'' little bit of prop twist otherwise pretty clean.( i had actually started this one a couple weeks ago when i was sick lol)



and two osage 80'' the skinny knarly one is actually the belly split off of the larger stave.



i'm leaning towards the walnut and then the elm, not sure how the walnut will do with a ELB design or the weight i'm shooting for but worst case  (--)

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