Hey everyone,
I'm working on a sinew backed Eastern Red Cedar bow, it's 58" tip to tip, and 2" wide at the fades. Recurved tips (3" total reflex or so). Just glued on some thin hickory underlays to enhance the curve and stiffen.
It got me thinking, maybe it'd make a better bow if I add full length belly lamination of hickory after I get this thing tillered to say 10-15# below the desired draw weight.
I was trying to get 60# or so out of this thing and I'm having doubts about whether the ERC will stand up to it. I thoutht the hickory would be stronger and unlikely to chrysal with sinew as backing.
Any thoughts are appreciated.