Limb width and # loss

[Mad Max]

On a typical Recurve, how many #'s do you think you would loose from 1 3/4" down to 1 1/2" wide limbs?

[kennym]

I'm guessing 15% by the ol 2 times wider is 2 times stronger theory...?

[monterey]

I'm guessing 15% by the ol 2 times wider is 2 times stronger theory...?

Think it's more like 14.9% 

[kennym]

I didn't want it to come in too heavy... lol

[Crooked Stic]

Twice as wide is twice as strong makes since.

[TradBowyer]

Only way to really know is to do it. I never had much luck playing with weight like that on recurve. There really isn't enough thickness to trap and when you start playing with width. It is just way too easy for a thin limb like that to twist. If I were going to try it I would make a full bow template from a stiffer material and clamp it to the bow and then draw new profile.

[Mad Max]

Thanks for the Info.
Binghams draw weight chart shows .006 stack change or 5# difference