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Offline Butch Speer

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Limg width
« on: June 16, 2021, 01:59:45 pm »
Going to MoJam again. After many years, I'm going to build a bow. A buddy is going to give me a 60 by 3.5-4" Osage stave. It's dry and ready to go. I draw 26" and would like to end up 45-47 lbs. What would be a good profile? Was thinking about A deep narrow handle. Thanks for any help.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Limg width
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2021, 02:04:46 pm »
Osage can handle narrow limbs. With a 3.5 to 4" stave you could probably split this stave in half lengthwise and get two 1" to 1.5" staves.
1 3/8" is a good medium width.
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« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2021, 03:05:00 pm »
agree with Pat.. 1.5 inch is plenty wide to 3/8 tips.. thickness is your weight..4 inch handle 1.5 fades.. maybe even shorter.. I draw 26 and most my osage are not over 60".. same design.. try to understand the grain before splitting if you do.. gut
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Offline SLIMBOB

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Re: Limg width
« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2021, 07:50:29 pm »
1.25 is very doable. 1.5 is safer, especially if you have knots or pins to contend with. I have made them 1 inch wide and that is on the edge of narrow. I have made them 2 inches wide and that width is not necessary. 1.25 -1.5 is the sweet spot for me.
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Offline PaSteve

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Re: Limg width
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2021, 07:54:43 pm »
I don't have anything else to add except good luck, pay attention and have fun during the bow building process.
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Offline Butch Speer

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Re: Limb width
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2021, 09:17:36 pm »
Thanks folks. Been so long that I seem to have forgotten a bunch of stuff. When I start working on it, I hope some of it will come back.
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Offline Bob Barnes

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Re: Limg width
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2021, 04:05:52 pm »
cool beans Butch...looking forward to seeing what you have built when we get to MoJam next month.  :)   :OK
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Offline Butch Speer

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Re: Limg width
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2021, 02:08:04 pm »
Thanks Bob. Looking forward to seeing everyone. Pretty worked up about making a bow after all this time.
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