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Offline Red Tailed Hawk

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Red oak bow #
« on: January 07, 2011, 07:12:00 PM »
Recently completed a Red oak board bow that turned out to be around 64# at my draw length of 31.5".

I was wondering if this amount of poundage is expecting to much from a red oak bow?
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Offline hova

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Re: Red oak bow #
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2011, 08:17:00 PM »
how wide and thick was it? what style?


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Offline Ricky Wallace

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Re: Red oak bow #
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2011, 08:41:00 PM »
Man!  Thats cool, long drawlength,,I think thats alot of weight.
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Re: Red oak bow #
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2011, 09:28:00 PM »
Bow is 2 1/2" wide at the fades tapered to 1/2" at the tips, 9/16" Thick.
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Re: Red oak bow #
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2011, 09:29:00 PM »
Pyramid style
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Offline okie64

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Re: Red oak bow #
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2011, 10:23:00 PM »
That seems pretty heavy for red oak but it sounds like you made it plenty wide enough. How much set did it take?
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Offline Red Tailed Hawk

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Re: Red oak bow #
« Reply #6 on: January 07, 2011, 11:04:00 PM »
It took 1 1/2" set
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Offline Ricky Wallace

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Re: Red oak bow #
« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2011, 11:20:00 PM »
Did you back it??
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Offline okie64

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Re: Red oak bow #
« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2011, 11:48:00 PM »
Wow. Thats not bad at all. Lets see some pics.
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Offline Red Tailed Hawk

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Re: Red oak bow #
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2011, 12:15:00 AM »
No Ricky I didnt, the board I found had real straight grain. This is the first bow that I felt pretty confident without a backing (I hope).
I posted pics on 4est thread "so you want to build a bow".
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Offline Ricky Wallace

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Re: Red oak bow #
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2011, 12:52:00 AM »
Yeah! I saw that one,didnt connect,,,   :rolleyes:  I aint the brightest crayon in the box anyway,,, Thats nice! The one I built going by that thread I backed with a snakeskin,Dont know the weight,didnt have my scale yet,but I know its not as strong as yours. Good job!
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Offline KochNE

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Re: Red oak bow #
« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2011, 04:36:00 AM »
Mine & many others have ended up 50#+ at 28".  As long as it's tillered even, your # relative to draw length seems pretty standard.  No need to worry.
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