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Del the cat:
The Elm will do it, but I'd heat treat the belly.
I think Osage will do it without breakin' a sweat, and could prob go an inch or two shorter  ;D
I have no experience with the Walnut  :o
Del

Badger:
 Red Elm is pretty much at the bottom of the list for bow woods. walnut is not much better if not worse. If I went with the elm I would rough it out at about 76" and 1 3/8 wide for a 70# bow.

dylanholderman:
Thanks Steve I’ll rough out the elm and the walnut to the same length/width dimensions, it should be interesting to see what they are willing to give me.
What width would you recommend for the Osage, 1 1/8-1 1/4?

peacefullymadewarbows:
Heat treating the elm will move it up the list for ya. But yeah untreated elm bends like wet clay in a long bow design. I've seen walnut warbows before should be doable with a slightly relaxed cross section. Osage will make a warbow with a large splinter so I'd say you are set there.

Del the cat:
It sounds like there is a different between Red Elm and English Elm... my experience is only with English Elm.
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