Red oak board bow
#21
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RE: Red oak board bow
ORIGINAL: Kanga
Kent.
Would leaving the Belly and Back curved from the center line out to the edge make the red Oak a little more stable??????????????
It's just a thought.
Kent.
Would leaving the Belly and Back curved from the center line out to the edge make the red Oak a little more stable??????????????
It's just a thought.
#22
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RE: Red oak board bow
ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
Red oak is going to be sluggish regardless. OR from my experience. As far as "like", I mean break. A general idea with woods is, the denser they are, the thinner you can go. Oak is not real dense and will do better with wider designs.
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
When you say, "does not like", do you mean it will be sluggish, or might break easy? I thoght the safe route was wide and thin with any wood that is second string?
ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
If that is the case, I would start with 2" or more. Oak is not all that dense and does not like thin designs much.
ORIGINAL: Rangeball
Thanks, but I was thinking the classic pyramid, where you taper straight to the tips (maybe 10" from the tips leave the tips the same width) from the widest point of the limbs, that gives a more circular tiller than the eliptical tiller of the modified pyramid. This would also allow me to tiller from the sides and leave the thickness the same the length of the limbs, to a point.
Based on this specific design I was wondering if 2" was enough to start.
Thanks, but I was thinking the classic pyramid, where you taper straight to the tips (maybe 10" from the tips leave the tips the same width) from the widest point of the limbs, that gives a more circular tiller than the eliptical tiller of the modified pyramid. This would also allow me to tiller from the sides and leave the thickness the same the length of the limbs, to a point.
Based on this specific design I was wondering if 2" was enough to start.
#23
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RE: Red oak board bow
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
Oh, I am sorry, when you meant thin, you meant skinny like your IPE. Not thin, like wide and thin? I get it.
ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
Red oak is going to be sluggish regardless. OR from my experience. As far as "like", I mean break. A general idea with woods is, the denser they are, the thinner you can go. Oak is not real dense and will do better with wider designs.
ORIGINAL: bigcountry
When you say, "does not like", do you mean it will be sluggish, or might break easy? I thoght the safe route was wide and thin with any wood that is second string?
ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
If that is the case, I would start with 2" or more. Oak is not all that dense and does not like thin designs much.
ORIGINAL: Rangeball
Thanks, but I was thinking the classic pyramid, where you taper straight to the tips (maybe 10" from the tips leave the tips the same width) from the widest point of the limbs, that gives a more circular tiller than the eliptical tiller of the modified pyramid. This would also allow me to tiller from the sides and leave the thickness the same the length of the limbs, to a point.
Based on this specific design I was wondering if 2" was enough to start.
Thanks, but I was thinking the classic pyramid, where you taper straight to the tips (maybe 10" from the tips leave the tips the same width) from the widest point of the limbs, that gives a more circular tiller than the eliptical tiller of the modified pyramid. This would also allow me to tiller from the sides and leave the thickness the same the length of the limbs, to a point.
Based on this specific design I was wondering if 2" was enough to start.
#25
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RE: Red oak board bow
Keep an eye open when youy are at Home depot or Lowes. They sell 2" x .75" x 72" oak board for around 5 bucks. Just find the ones with straight grain and deep color and dark grain. I have not used red oak in a loooonnnnggg time, but I still see the board there. When I was learing, I used lots of red oak to help me get down the tillering. You can usually find one or two good boards out of the bundle. Good luck.
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