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Josh, by your draw your right in the middle of the two lengths so i'm going to offer something different. Some folks are fine going longer, and others are perfectly happy going shorter. If you can't shoot both lengths then I would suggest that you think seriously about which is most important to you in this bow, smoothness (70") or performance (68") then make your choice accordingly. When it all comes down to it, either will work JMHO!
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I spoke with Craig a few months ago about a Myrtle riser. Craig has plain Myrtle, not the burl or fiddleback fancy stuff. You might want to order the fancy Myrtle and have it shipped to Craig. I think he said he needed 18x2x2.
Darren
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Just sold one of my old Widows, trying to figure out what to get to go with my Wesley and Big 5. Thinking about a Redman, comments welcome about this all Yew bow.
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I love my Redman ! But I also just got a t/d Rhino that is a sweet shooter . I thinks perhaps though that the Robin Hood Special Ed is the pic of the bunch . It just shoots so very very nice ... Some lovely Yew with a backing of 'boo . sweeeetttt!!!!!
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quote:Originally posted by SpankyNeal: Josh, by your draw your right in the middle of the two lengths so i'm going to offer something different. Some folks are fine going longer, and others are perfectly happy going shorter. If you can't shoot both lengths then I would suggest that you think seriously about which is most important to you in this bow, smoothness (70") or performance (68") then make your choice accordingly. When it all comes down to it, either will work JMHO!
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Just a thought - Craig is making mine at 69". Guess you could do that...
I don't have the experience to share on whether or not sure that one inch would make a difference either say but I learned within this thread that it could so, with my draw at 29" I opted for 69"er.
Obviously, the consensus here has always been to go longer if there is any question.
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Hmmm, lot a choices! How does all yew compare to all bamboo. My Wesley is 4/boo lams with a lam of yew on the back and very smooth. The Big 5 is all boo w/string follow . Both shoot great but the Big 5 is 6# heavier (61@28) and my favorite to shoot.
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though there are exceptions, for the most part i agree about the bow length for 29" - you can easily get by with 68", but there can be a tad more smoothness at the last inch with a 70" length. dunno that you can feel that at 69". i think these little nitty gritty things come down to the bowyer, you, and ... luck.
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I've always wondered, and maybe someone can answer, if combining different woods on bow limbs kinda defeats the purpose of the core lams. For instance, on a Cheetah with 2 bamboo lams and 2 juniper lams, will the juniper (as beautiful as it may be) take away some of the smoothness/performance of the bamboo since the juniper has different characteristics from the bamboo?
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Aside from maybe Osage I have never noticed any difference in how any of the woods shoot . Bamboo seems to have a feel of its own and after many years I have come to prefer shooting yew, elm and osage over 'boo . Mixing and matching seems to make no diffrence to me but some bowyers will add that mixing woods etc ain't a good thing and prefer single species / type and glass rather than the mix and match . My halfbreed sure does shoot nice but !
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Blueridge,Today the delivery man brought a "Long Box" to the door.It is in my opinion THE nicest looking longbow I have ever seen.A HH Red Cheetah,Yew cores with Juniper veneers,Cocobolo Riser and tips ,It has an antique look and is absolutely stunning.Shes 66",56@28" with a slight string follow and smooth as Butta.Check out the Yew and juniper combo.
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Steve, without pics, I just can't believe ya!
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