Hellfire
Ex Member
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I think a dozen strands would work fine. Nice bow you have there. What tools did you use to make it with?
If you have access to saplings, I have some good advice for you. Cut down the sapling, and debark it.
A 1.5" wide sapling is plenty for a 40 pounder. Work down the belly some more, a hatchet and hand plane are good here. Get it bending eight inches with about 40 pounds of resistance at eight inches.
Then string it backward, with a brace height of 2". Wait a week, then shape it just a little more, get it bending 14".
Wait another week.
Then get it fine tillered, nocks cut, get everything nice. You just made a bow that was green for most of the rough tillering process. Making a bow green like that will really cut down on your work load, on the necessity for tools to be sharp, time even.
And nothing was sacrificed except two weeks of seasoning time.
But one thing to keep in mind, dont brace it or shoot it while it is seasoning. It will take a serious set, and will makea very poor bow when fully seasoned. Just be patient.
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