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Black locusts bow
Selfbowman:
Tip overlays on.
M2A:
Looking forward to what you can get out of this piece. Never tried to go that wide with bl. I’d think you’ll be under 3/8 in thickness on the working limbs when it’s all done. Iirc that’s about the thickness I’d end up with 2” limbs at 50ish pounds and good locust. And looks like you got some quality stuff there.
Mike
Selfbowman:
Roughed the handle out so I could get an idea on mass weight. Getting close.
bentstick54:
Watching closely. I’ve only tried black locust once and turned out to be a bad log that had a lot of punky wood inside that I could not get past. Hoping to learn some more from your experience.
Jim Davis:
Check my earlier comments on thickness: Right thinness to avoid frets and set, width to provide strength.
My prediction is that 2-3/8" width will not produce #50 at 28" without set/frets/fracture. Hope I'm wrong.
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