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Ruddy Darter:
Hello, I got a European yew stave I've been sitting on for a while,  thinking ahead for when I do tackle it, and would like some advice on setting out (for an English longbow), my basic questions are...
 The top limb ( in pic ) is slightly reflex and the bottom deflex, would there be a preference for the orientation of limbs?
And (I've marked on lightly in pencil), the grain is a little snakey down the length of the stave...would it be better to lay out the dimensions faithfully to the grain for a slightly snakey English longbow(which I'd tend to opt for) or simply straight line from tip to tip...what would, if any, would make a better performing bow?
Thanks for any opinions..
 R.D.

Pappy:
I would use the reflex limb for the top if possible  and always good to follow the grain in my opinion.  :)
 Pappy

Ruddy Darter:
Thanks very much Pappy,
Great stuff, that's the way I was thinking of going too, 😎

 R.D.

superdav95:
Keep us posted on this build as you go.  I’ve got a stave set aside that I debarked and looks like a clean candidate for a war bow.  I’ll be watching this one. 

Ruddy Darter:
Will do superdav95, 
 I hope to debark this one sometime this week and get it layed out and do a post on it in the warbow area... I just got a little to finish on a couple of bows.
 R.D.

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