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Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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BoardBow......how wide?
« on: March 09, 2007, 02:01:00 AM »
I'm going out looking for a a nice board on Friday to build a boardbow and was thinking about doing one as wide as I can, hopefully I can make it about 3" (or more) at the fades taper down to about 1/2" at tips. Has anyone done this already? if so can you tell me how it turned out and do you have pic's. I was thinking of using fiberglass for backing.
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Offline NightHawk

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Re: BoardBow......how wide?
« Reply #1 on: March 09, 2007, 08:20:00 AM »
probably to wide, especially if your putting fiberglass on the back. depending on the type of wood most board bows are anywhere from 11/2 to 2 inches wide. at 3 inches I believe the added mass would negatively affect the bows cast
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Re: BoardBow......how wide?
« Reply #2 on: March 09, 2007, 09:22:00 AM »
There's plenty of board stuff on my site but I never built one that wide and I never used fiberglass as a backing. Jawge
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Offline BamBooBender

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Re: BoardBow......how wide?
« Reply #3 on: March 09, 2007, 01:04:00 PM »
Three inches is pretty wide, unless you're talkin a pyramid design.
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Re: BoardBow......how wide?
« Reply #4 on: March 09, 2007, 11:32:00 PM »
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Originally posted by BamBooBender:
unless you're talkin a pyramid design.
Yes I was...sorry

I was thinking fiberglass mesh and the reason is I can get some that is wider then 3". if this kind of bow hasn't been done , then I guess I'll try it and also do another one too...

Gorge, I hav ebeen to site many times looking up info. You & Mickey are my top 2 site on trad Archery building, then comes here.

thanks for the replies.
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