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Originally Posted by Pudelpointer
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What's the deal with those Holmgard bows? What is the reasoning behind the transition?
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The design is a few Thousand years old, from the mesolethic period, so I have no idea why they made them that way, but they did and they shoot very nice.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holmegaard_bow
Here is a plan for the design.
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/i...ch=42761;image
fatboyz
, I would split that stave into 2 and chase them to a ring and make a bow from there. Make it wide, and it should be fine. You can srtaighten it with heat and or steam after they are roughed out. Oak or Hickory or any hardwood will make overlays, but so will the Cherry.