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Fraxinus Excelsior Ash 125@30 approx warbow 74"&3/4"

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Del the cat:

--- Quote from: bownarra on March 29, 2021, 03:16:10 am ---Del means a flatter belly and a rounded back :) I think :)
If the tiller is wrong you'll lose draw weight to set anyway....plus the bow won't shoot as well? Forget the draw weight - perfect tiller is the goal not high draw weight. The weight is secondary to the tiller.

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I mean the lower limb appears to be a tad weak and would thus maybe be better as the upper, but it's hard to be sure as the staves has some unstrung curves. Thus I just suggest trying it to see if feels, looks, performs better up that way.
Mind I do agree with the rounded back wider flatter belly comment.
Del

Ruddy Darter:
Ok, I gave it a try today. I took a couple of pics to give an idea of the profile I have, I may round the front more as you say.
Here's pic and vid. And pic of bow at rest after. No cracks or crysals thus far. I'm not going to spend much more on this, as I say more of a practice piece and I want to get on with other stuff. The stave was from a large tree and a smaller diameter tree would of been better suited, I have two more staves of this stuff to play with, maybe try a primitive. I'll have fun loosing some arrows from it though.
R.D.

RyanY:
The shape really isn't bad. I've seen tons of warbows with similar tiller shapes online. Just not the ideal elliptical shape some of us like. Why would a smaller diameter tree be better? I'd much prefer to control the crown on a flat back stave. I've crowned the backs of boards and staves without negative results.

Ruddy Darter:
The smaller diameter younger coppiced trees of this stuff have denser larger growth rings, and has better quality even straightness throughout and generally knot free, I've had a couple in the passed but didn't really have the ability then to get the most out of them, I feel I'd have a better chance of getting nicer  bows from them now.
R.D.

RyanY:

--- Quote from: Ruddy Darter on March 29, 2021, 09:27:31 am ---The smaller diameter younger coppiced trees of this stuff have denser larger growth rings, and has better quality even straightness throughout and generally knot free, I've had a couple in the passed but didn't really have the ability then to get the most out of them, I feel I'd have a better chance of getting nicer  bows from them now.
R.D.

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Gotcha. That makes sense.

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