what's a good draw weight for a BBO tillered to 24"?

[Roy from Pa]

Boo is a pain in the butt, but makes a very nice bow when ya get one done. I have had several bows have the boo splinter up on the back. I made one to take to Iowa this past fall and after about 100 shots, it developed a splinter on the top limb. That bow shot so well, that I wanted to try and save it. So I super glued the splinter and wrapped it with sinew. Shot 300 arrows through her and decided to take it to Iowa. It still is shooting well. It's 52 pounds at 28.  

Never give up, it's not over till it's over:) Best of luck..

[Bob Barnes]

that's great...hope this one holds up too...I think it will now that I have wrapped most of the limb... LOL.
Bob

[Roy from Pa]

LMAO Bob:)

[walkabout]

lmao ive just added my second wrap to my sisters bow, but i only have 2 inches to go to final draw length. it certainly wont be able to pull past 25 if all goes well i think, with all the coaxing so far. anyway this gives me some more time with my drawknife which is good, i needed more practice scraping with it. be sure to post some pics when youre done bob,im looking forward to seeing the result.

[Bob Barnes]

well...I'm not giving up and I'm not giving away a bow that is broken...so I'm trying something else.  I sanded/scraped/rasped the bamboo of the back.  I think I got it flat but I won't know until in the morning...I prepped and glued a yew lam to the osage belly.  If it looks OK and the glue lines are good, then I will prep and glue a real nice piece of hickory for the new back.  I added the yew lam so that it would be a heavier draw weight and that I could narrow the limbs if I needed to...it may have been a mistake because I may end up with an 80# bow... LOL.
Bob

[walkabout]

great idea, i hope your persistence pays off. i got the bow i was having trouble with pulling to 27", took lots of time and coaxing but it turned out shootable. i had to bring it back home to finish but i told my sister id mail it to her when im done.lol

[DCM]

No project is over till the glue runs out!

[walkabout]

haha thats the attitude right there, next time i end up light im trying some fiberglass cloth lamed on the belly to see if it helps bring the weight upany. not sure if itll work but its worth a try.