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Jim Davis:

--- Quote from: mmattockx on October 18, 2024, 01:20:46 pm ---Thickness determines how much strain the wood sees for any given amount of bend, width just adds or subtracts weight without changing the actual strain the wood sees.

Mark

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Perhaps the most important fact of bow design.

Selfbowman:
Not understanding. I’m thinking the wider the load is spread out more. But yes thicker will take more load.

Jim Davis:
Thicker wood will bend less before starting to take set. Thin wood enough and you can bend it into a circle--though it will have almost no strength.

Selfbowman:
Have it strung. Will start tiller tomorrow.

Selfbowman:
Pretty good alignment.

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