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How thin would you carve tips?

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Eric Krewson:
I make them the same as Bowed, the thing to remember is wood is 7 times stronger in depth than width, making them slightly thicker more than compensates reduced width.

George Tsoukalas:
1/2" wide at the base of the nock. Jawge

Pat B:
This is a hickory selfbow that was  given to me many years ago. It is 68" long, 1 1/2" at the fades with a straight taper to 1/4" wide nocks(at the string groove), 3/8" deep(thick). It pulls 45#@28".



I don't know why these pics came out so small.

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