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Offline Kegan

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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2008, 10:32:00 pm »
How's it work for a laminate? Say with a thin hickory backing? Last time I tried it it failed on the back.
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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #16 on: May 19, 2008, 12:29:40 am »
yeah, and what style of bow should i go for? i like elbs but im not sure what i sould do with this wood.
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Offline El Destructo

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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #17 on: May 19, 2008, 04:21:38 am »
                                                           two words..........Wide Limbed

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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #18 on: May 19, 2008, 03:30:08 pm »
e.d.  :  those widelimbed bows ain't for everybody,you know!  god! >:D O:)
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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #19 on: May 19, 2008, 06:54:09 pm »
all of mine kind of unitentionally turn out like that. i guess i'll have a reason for it this time.
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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #20 on: May 19, 2008, 10:12:17 pm »
Quote from: radius on May 19, 2008, 03:30:08 pm
e.d.  :  those widelimbed bows ain't for everybody,you know!  god! >:D O:)

                   I know....anyone can shoot a Stick.....but it takes a Real Man to Shoot a Wide Limbed Bow!!!!!

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Offline Hickoryswitch

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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2008, 11:16:15 pm »
Whenever I build a bow you can bet it's pretty wide. I built a couple narrow white wood bows and they made bows but they don't shoot nearly as fast as my wide ones. I would go wide with the smallest tips you feel comfortable with.
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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #22 on: May 19, 2008, 11:45:06 pm »
wide, thin tips, what about the handle. can someone post me a pic of how i should work the handle on the thing. dont want it to break in the middle.
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Offline TRACY

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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #23 on: May 20, 2008, 09:54:47 am »
I agree with Old Bow on better choices of wood. That stuff breaks and crumbles every time the wind blows. With that being said I would follow El Destructo's advice and go wide. If you've got the time and wood, why not build a couple with different profiles and see which one you like better. Good luck.

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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #24 on: May 20, 2008, 06:08:07 pm »
yeah, i know i got better choices, i just want to try this stuff for the heck of it. and i think i can get at least 4 staves, so yeah. gonna try it out.
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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #25 on: May 20, 2008, 06:39:53 pm »
I would suggest a long D-bow with a slightly bending handle.
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Offline Kegan

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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #26 on: May 20, 2008, 08:09:19 pm »
Quote from: Hillbilly on May 20, 2008, 06:39:53 pm
I would suggest a long D-bow with a slightly bending handle.

My favorite type :).

Wide limbs bows usually are faster [white wood] unless the narrow bow is longer. I've got some 70+" narrow white wood bows that draw over 75# that will spit an arrow just as fast, if not faster, than the shorter wide limb cousin. Plus, they're so vastly much easier to make and tiller :).
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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #27 on: May 20, 2008, 11:20:04 pm »
would someone please post or pm me a pic of how i should work this crap? :P
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Re: silverleaf maple
« Reply #28 on: May 21, 2008, 12:18:05 am »
                                                                     PM sent    ;)
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