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welch2:
Here we go finally bending .Tell me what you think.











I put a scale on it pulled about as far as in the last picture it's 45 pounds .

Ralph

mullet:
  With a short string, that's gonna be a stout bow.

alfadee:
looks really good. a little more drawn the limbs should be totally straight.
what draw weight are you aiming for?

david

welch2:
That's a trick question ... I am trying to copy the dimensions of one of the bows from Tut's tomb ,so whatever weight it turns out is what it is ... And on the other hand I am giving this bow away ,it's for the annual bow trade over on paleo planet , and the guy who will get it draws 50-60 pounds at 27" ,, so I didn't reflex it as much as the original when it started to look like a pretty heavy bow. I hope he likes it ,and can pull it .

Ralph 

welch2:
I got this great big piece of bark in the mail , Thanks Eddie !

I have read that you soak it for a while to get the layers to separate ,and make it thinner . Has anybody ever done this ? Should I cut some strips of bark off then soak them ?





Ralph

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