Black locusts bow

[Selfbowman]

Steve would 69” be long enough? It’s 2-3/8 wide at fades.

[bassman211]

Black locust can be your best friend, or your worst enemy when it comes to building a bow with it. Early on, and a lot my tillering fault the first black locust log I cut staves from either broke on the back , or ended up with belly frets.  2nd log I found laying along side the road with no center in it. It was dense as h111, and to heavy to carry to my truck, so I split it on the spot. I got 4 nice bows from that log. No frets, and no broken backs. Thought I had it all figured out. 3rd log was a bust too. Just like any other wood. Some logs are good for bow making ,and others not so much with in the same species.

[Badger]

Steve would 69” be long enough? It’s 2-3/8 wide at fades.

I would say yes, In the past I have always made them too narrow and a bit shorter. Very fast wood. I think your dimensions should be ideal.

[Pappy]

I have made a few for BL, but as Steve said prone to fretting, some did for good reason and some seemed to be for no reason at all. May have been just the wood. The ones that didn't made very good shooters. 
 Pappy

[Pappy]

If I was to do another one I would probably try trapping the back and see if that helps. Pappy

[Selfbowman]

Makes sense pappy on the trapping.