Skinny board.. How should I build it.

[tommy36]

Long story short no good boards at Home Depot until I found a really good grained .75x1.5 a lot skinnier than my first bow that I built. I figured I'll go with a bend through handle, but don't really know on demeans ions. Anyone know of a similar build along or a thread with pictures.
Thanks for all the help guys.

[John Scifres]

What wood, draw length, bow length?

[tommy36]

Red oak about 28 and bow length s 68inches total 66 ntn

[takefive]

Here's one you might be interested in on George T's site.  It's for a 1.5" wide bendy handle bow that looks like oak:

 http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/boardbowbuildalong.html

[John Scifres]

I'd make it bend in the handle.  Maybe 50# max.

[tommy36]

Thank you take five I remember seeing that now I was just making sure I could come close to 50 with that thin of a bow, also can you glue  on even a thin piece of wood ona bend in handle or no thanks for the help guys

[takefive]

I've never made a bend in the handle bow, but I would think you could glue on a thin piece to thicken the handle.  O/w 3/4" should be plenty thick for a 50# bow.  Good luck on your bow!

[John Scifres]

Just round out the handle with leather.  The point of having a bendy handle is to distribute the stress along the entire length.  For red oak, that length and width, and draw length, it is the safest design to produce a low set, efficient bow.

[kevinbarry]

Go to poorfolkbows.Lots of good info there.

[monterey]

Also Tim Baker's "your first wood bow" ( or something close to that.  It's in one of the TBB volumes.

[William F. Adams]

I think that'd fit w/ dimensions in _The Flat Bow_:

 http://www.archerylibrary.com/books/flatbow/