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rookie with a question
« on: September 08, 2007, 12:37:00 AM »
And now for the rookie question  just put together a longbow out of ash, handle of oak and walnut  limbs are cut to 36" by  15/8" by  3/8" tapered and glued next handle was anded  after putting nock and then puting on tilling tree I am getting a Whopping 17# at 29" had I used three 1/8" lams glued together would the DW be greater or would it sill remain low I also went one sep farther and addedrecurve to the limb and to no avail the weight of the bow stayed abou the same .
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Re: rookie with a question
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2007, 12:45:00 AM »
And now for the rookie question  just put together a longbow out of ash, handle of oak and walnut  limbs are cut to 36" by  15/8" by  3/8" tapered and glued next handle was anded  after putting nock and then putting on tilling tree I am getting a Whopping 17# at 29" had I used three 1/8" lams glued together would the Draw Weight  be greater or would it still remain low I also went one step farther and added recurve to the limbs and to no avail the weight of the bow stayed about the same .
Your tightest group begins in you quiver

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