A new elm project

[ThimoS]

I've been working on this stave bit by bit this past week and setting it in the sun while I'm at work. I had done a redoak board bow in the same shape a few weeks ago and like the preformance so well I decided to try it with  elm
















I should have it floor tillered and heat-treated soon.

[orcbow]

Wow, Thimo you  really  keep busy with bowmaking. It's inspiring. My 13 month old (and my 10 year old) keep my spare time way down...

[ThimoS]

Thanks.

I got a five year-old and a 13 year-old. LOL

Got lots of pics of the little one making bows too. He's been a partner since he was around 3.

[orcbow]

Just yesterday I had the little one sitting on the shaving horse in front of me, with his hands and mine on the spokeshave. It's never too early to learn!

[ThimoS]

Good going!

[ThimoS]

[DanaM]

Looks like a paddle bow design with narrowed tip. How do they shoot?

[Dane]

I remember the drawknife picture from a while back. Great looking boy. And the bows are beauties...the lines (curves) are very elegent. I love elm too.

Dane

[ThimoS]

Thanks.

They shoot fantastic.

Here it is this morning at the beginning of heat-treating.



I keep the handle and outer limbs thicker and will work them down very gradually over the next several days.

[ThimoS]

Here is a link to where this design originates. Well that and the Andaman bow and the Holmegaard. Still this is the principles of those designs taken to there logical conclusions. The thread has Dan Perry and Tim Baker among many others in the field.

http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/6277?page=2



Here is where I end tonight on this bow. It is not yet ready for stringing. Just taking it nice and slow with scrapers and sandpaper.

[ThimoS]

A bit better perspective.

[ThimoS]

This bow will get a moderate heat-treating a few more times as I sand the belly, handle and tips into tiller. I do this often on green wood.

[George Tsoukalas]

Looks good, Thimo. Nice to see you young son learning to make bows. Jawge

[Justin Snyder]

Looking great Thimo.  I love to mix and match the different styles of bows to see what kind of performance you get.  It seems to me that certain characteristics contribute to the performance more than others and you can take each of these from different bows and combine them to get an even better bow. 

I love that picture of your boy.  You should have an 8X10 version of it hanging in the shop. I'm sure you all remember my boy Cody's buildalong.  This is a great way to build a relationship that will get you through the hard times. Justin

[ThimoS]

Thanks guys.