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I've read several different things and was wondering what the life expectancy of a board bow would be. Planning on a red oak board bow backed with hickory. Am i correct in assuming that a great deal of issues are the result of bad wood choice?
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Board wood is important but if this is your first bow, tillering will probably affect your bows life and performance more then the wood. Have you read the excellent board bow tutorial at Poor Folk Bows?
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Impossible to say, somewhere bewtween 0 and 100,000 shots.
But I can tell you one thing, the more bows you make, the better they will be and the longer they will last. A well-designed and built bow of most suitable bow woods can last thousands of shots.
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