What's got that back-end so loaded down, Roy? PBR?
Today I began rasping the backing off a hickory backed hickory I had posted about a while back. A friend was given the bow which had been purchased from an internet site. The maker claimed the bow could be left strung indefinitely. Long story short, the bow took about 7" of set. The gentleman asked if I'd try to salvage the bow since he had nothing to lose. So...
My plan is to remove the original backing and apply a new backing of bamboo, since I have that available. The bow is long for his 26" draw. I will shorten it a little. The tips are 1" wide and I'll reduce them as well. My hopes are to provide him with a 50 lb. bow for this fall.
I'll leave the original handle as is, eventhough that will make tillering a pain.
Wish me luck.