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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Woody Knot on March 03, 2015, 05:03:19 pm

Title: two different limb woods
Post by: Woody Knot on March 03, 2015, 05:03:19 pm

Hi all,
just been looking at take down and billet bows on here and, was wondering if anyone has billeted two different woods together,
 and if so what it performed like.
I was just imagining a yew and an elm limb, with the elm having a lot wider limb to balance it with the yew,would be a strange site ;)
 its probably all been done before but nice to hear any experiences ..

Title: Re: two different limb woods
Post by: Stringman on March 03, 2015, 05:15:49 pm

Will pulled this off last year with osage and yew. Not sure the name of the thread.

Title: Re: two different limb woods
Post by: Pat B on March 03, 2015, 05:23:06 pm

A few guys have done it over the years. As long as you tiller it properly there is no reason for it not working.

Title: Re: two different limb woods
Post by: Woody Knot on March 03, 2015, 05:26:44 pm

Thanks for that, will have to try now ...
Garry

Title: Re: two different limb woods
Post by: mullet on March 03, 2015, 10:24:56 pm

Ryan'O, also, and Pappy, I think?

Title: Re: two different limb woods
Post by: blackhawk on March 04, 2015, 06:49:25 am

Quote from: Stringman on March 03, 2015, 05:15:49 pm

Will pulled this off last year with osage and yew. Not sure the name of the thread.

Yeah...that I believe came about from some campfire talk between will n pappy...willy got ahold of me and we talked it over...he spliced osage(bottom limb) and yew(top limb) together n made it assymetrical...he spliced em up and roughed it down to floor tiller....then handed it to me at the classic two years ago and I finished tillered it and put overlays on it. It shot loverly and ya couldn't tell a difference. We made sure to have equall mass in each limb and a dead nuts balanced bow at the fulcrum point. Worked great!!! :)