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Swamp Thang
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D bow?
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September 14, 2016, 11:46:32 am »
Split an old stave and it didn't go so well a sliver came off and figured it would be perfect chance to give it a shot the handle is 1 and 1/4th and the tips are 7/8ths. Gonna taper the tips to 1/2. Am I headed in the right direction or just scrap?
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Swamp Thang
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September 14, 2016, 11:49:55 am »
Oh yeah and it's 58" T/T
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stuckinthemud
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September 14, 2016, 11:51:09 am »
Sounds good to me
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wizardgoat
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September 14, 2016, 12:34:53 pm »
Sounds like plenty of wood, post some pics
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DC
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September 14, 2016, 12:36:24 pm »
What kind of wood?
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Swamp Thang
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September 14, 2016, 12:44:38 pm »
Sweet and...... I dunno the kinda wood that grows leaves lol its fairly hard. I'll try to get some picks in a few.
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Swamp Thang
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September 14, 2016, 12:50:08 pm »
This is the specimen
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DC
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September 14, 2016, 12:52:45 pm »
The reason I asked was I just finished a Pacific Crabapple sapling bow. It's 1 1/8" at the widest. In order to keep the weight up I left it thicker and it took about 2 1/2" of set. At least that's my excuse
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DC
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September 14, 2016, 12:54:43 pm »
Elm of some kind maybe? It's not like anything that grows around here.
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SLIMBOB
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September 14, 2016, 12:54:56 pm »
Cedar Elm maybe? Ulmus Crassifolia.
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Swamp Thang
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September 14, 2016, 01:22:10 pm »
Gonna put some heat to it before I try to tiller it it had about 2" of reflex after splitting it now It's extremely straight after I felt it to floor tiller it. On the belly should I leave it rounded?
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Swamp Thang
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September 14, 2016, 02:01:51 pm »
Sure enough looked it up and it showed a branch with flat corkey things just like this tree...good bow wood?
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SLIMBOB
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September 14, 2016, 02:09:52 pm »
Never made one from it. Cut some about 10 years ago and it split all to heck while drying. I have seen a few others though. Do a search and see what you get.
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Dictionary
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September 14, 2016, 05:21:28 pm »
Don't get that handle bending too much. Words from experience talking.
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BowEd
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September 14, 2016, 09:35:40 pm »
I'd have to say elm leaves there.
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