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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: vinemaplebows on January 09, 2018, 09:51:37 pm

Title: Cascara bow
Post by: vinemaplebows on January 09, 2018, 09:51:37 pm: Cascara, Yew in handle, burl tip overlays, Hickory fiddle back ion the back. 55@27 68 inches long. I just can't remember the exact width, around 1 3/4 tapering to tips if I recall right. I gave this bow away about a yr. ago.
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Post by: vinemaplebows on January 09, 2018, 10:18:55 pm: few more
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Post by: Hawkdancer on January 09, 2018, 11:25:33 pm: Nice! I like the handle wrap, hemp or sisal?
Hawkdancer
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Post by: vinemaplebows on January 10, 2018, 12:14:01 am: The wrap like the string are synthetic.
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Post by: redhillwoods on January 10, 2018, 07:25:38 am: very nice work at the handle/arrow rest. nice looking bow.
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Post by: Parnell on January 10, 2018, 08:10:47 am: Good to see you post and good to see a Cascara bow. I still have a piece of Cascara from you acquired several years ago. I've been eyeing it, lately.

So, no backing? Would you go shorter with no backing? Any recommendations specifically for Cascara?

Looks very nice.
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Post by: vinemaplebows on January 10, 2018, 09:58:49 am: Parnell,
My strong suggestion for Cascara is to back it with rawhide, silk, ect. I would also suggest you rread the entire thread
Marc posted (Buckthorn bow) I have no proof Cascara and the Buckthorn Marc is using have identical qualities, but both are Buckthorns, and his descriptions seem to match.
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Post by: Marc St Louis on January 10, 2018, 10:00:00 am: Very nice Brian. How thick was the Hickory backing?
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Post by: vinemaplebows on January 10, 2018, 10:09:45 am: Marc,

About 3/16 although my only decent pic is of the handle area, if you could see how the fiddleback poped when held in you hand, it was a real rare piece of hickory for me to find, best of all it was thrown out as trash from a cabinet shop. I should have highlighted it with some stain. I think I prefer maple for a backing for this wood though, super thin white oak would be good in my mind as well.

This bow like the last I posted on your thread is well overbuilt, especially with the fiddleback in play. Both bows were spliced at the handle.
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Post by: AniKituahBowyer on January 10, 2018, 10:18:49 am: Beautiful!
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Post by: Parnell on January 10, 2018, 10:48:40 am: I missed that it was hickory backed. I will use rawhide on my attempt. I'm looking forward to that stave...thanks Brian.
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Post by: Marc St Louis on January 10, 2018, 02:54:43 pm: I used 1/8" thick Maple and may try and go a bit thinner on the next bow I make with Buckthorn. As it is the Buckthorn was starting to get a bit too thin for my tastes
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Post by: vinemaplebows on January 10, 2018, 05:13:07 pm: Marc,

You have work red cedar, and yew. I think buckthorn falls somewhere in between. Yes, I would go much thinner for a bow for myself. What do you think of a wide native bow sinew backed?
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Post by: selfbow joe on January 10, 2018, 07:59:29 pm: Nice looking bow
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Post by: Marc St Louis on January 11, 2018, 09:28:36 am: Brian
I would put Common Buckthorn alongside Yew, at least in compression
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Post by: wizardgoat on January 11, 2018, 09:31:08 am: Nice to see a Cascara bow on here. I recently tillered out a cascara selfbow with a stave I got from you. I was very impressed with the wood
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Post by: Philipp A on January 11, 2018, 09:33:49 am: Great looking bow and pretty handle! Would love to see some full draw pics of it as well.
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Post by: vinemaplebows on January 11, 2018, 12:08:46 pm: I will see what I can do about getting a full draw pic.....
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Post by: mullet on January 12, 2018, 09:16:53 am: Nice looking bow, Brian. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the Cascarra bow I'm working on that I told you about taking a half bottle of super glue in the knot mid-limb. ???
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Post by: Stixnstones on January 12, 2018, 09:25:19 am: Beautiful!
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Post by: vinemaplebows on January 12, 2018, 10:56:31 am: Quote from: mullet on January 12, 2018, 09:16:53 am
Nice looking bow, Brian. I'm still trying to figure out what to do with the Cascarra bow I'm working on that I told you about taking a half bottle of super glue in the knot mid-limb. ???

Trash it, i'll send you another....that work?
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Post by: mullet on January 14, 2018, 04:17:20 pm: Sure, but hate to give up on it. I gotta at least break it trying. ;D
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Post by: vinemaplebows on January 14, 2018, 04:26:01 pm: Yea I get it, kinda like the reason I like working that chert you have off the freeway down there...a challenge!