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legend:
Thanks willie and Pat . Yeh Pat my aim is to slightly fill the handle area out with some leather ( back and belly ) and wrap with either some red artificial sinew or some brown waxed thread . Just waiting for my piece of Ash board 6ft 6" x 2 1/2" . As stated previous I have the woodworking skills and the knowledge which Ive gained through previous builds and all the info I get from yourselves and others on here , so thanks .
legend:
Right Lads , Ive received a really nice length of cut down ash board and after a great deal of thought about whether to build an American flat Bow ( on a different thread ) or build the BITH bow , Ive decided to go with the BITH bow but just want to say a big thanks to everyone that was kind enough to offer their more knowledgable advice on both threads . As ive said , I already have the woodworking skills but I really appreciate al the helpful advice on this forum . Looking forward to taking my time to hopefully produce a good quality bow .
Pappy:
Good advice from above, I feel sure it will turn out good, can’t wait to see the updates and finished bow. Pappy
legend:
Cheers Pappy , will do once Ive finished .
legend:
Just realised that the length of Ash board ( which has a good straight grain ) I am going to use to make a BITH Bow of 64" TTT has a thickness of 1 1/2" exactly . As the 64" bith bow Im planning to make is going to have a thickness of 3/4" that leaves the exact same dimension board to make another bow . so what Im planning is by using the second length for another bow I would like to attempt to make a much shorter style bow , say between 50" and 55" bith / flat bow style with the following measurements , if anyone would kindly confirm for me that it would be practical .
Total length : 50" / 55"
Handle length : 4" / width 1 1/8" scalloped in
Width of limbs : 1 1/2" either tapering straight up to 3/4" tips / or parallel limbs to mid length then tapering up to 3/4" or 1/2" tips ???
Thickness on this short of bow ??? any suggestions
For roughly a 25" draw at 35lbs ?
Any suggestions or advice appreciated , thanks
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