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stoned elm
« on: March 04, 2008, 09:34:59 am »
heres another i finished up ths morning. elm again. really like this stuff. my favorite of the white woods. 64" ntn. 50@26. 1 1/4" wide 1/2" or so nocks. done with stone tools. bow had 1 1/2" of deflex in one tip and and 2 1/2" in the other so i steamed and bent the tips. not primitive , did it on the stove. bow has taken about a 1/2" of set since finishing. recovers though after being unstrung for the night. each end of the bow had a kink in it that gave the bow a lot of the original deflex (pics below). still some cambium on it . every now and then a piece cracks off and scares the bejesus out of me. i went with narrow tips on this one rather than the typical wide tips found on most woodland bows. found it didnt take that much more time to reduce em. hardest part of this bow was removing the bark, or actually the cambium. no finish yet. linen string. i broke the milkweed one i had made after 6 shots.











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Offline GregB

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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2008, 09:37:54 am »
Good looking bow Jamie, tiller looks good. I'd bet it's a good shooter! :)
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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2008, 09:41:34 am »
Very nice jamie ,looks great,lots of work I know but you do it well.Tiller looks good to me. :)
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Offline Coo-wah-chobee

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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2008, 09:53:06 am »
Ya very cool bro'. Agree with ya cambium is tough with the stones. For that matter steel when its dry. Lookee like a good hunter and aint that whats it about ? ;)...........bob
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« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2008, 10:25:36 am »
Love it jamie, the full draw pic is good also. Now go put a shirt on this a family site :o
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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2008, 10:32:00 am »
thanks guys. i love these bows theres something about them that just does my soul good.

dana be happy i put my pants on ;D
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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2008, 10:52:46 am »
Looks good, looks like Elm has some pretty grain in it. I can't tell it wasn't worked with all the latest steel tools ;D..
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Offline Gordon

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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2008, 11:20:59 am »
I don't think you could have done a better job with modern tools. That is impressive.
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Offline medicinewheel

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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2008, 11:51:14 am »

WOW!!!
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Offline Keenan

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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2008, 12:34:45 pm »
  Oh ya!!  Been waiting to see another one of your great stone bows. Nice profile and great curves Jamie. Looks like ya got a bead drawn on the house cat or something.  Keenan
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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2008, 12:43:19 pm »
Nice Jamie. Have you never heat treaded Elm? A nice hardwood fire burnt down to coals works great. You just reflex the bow a bit and suspend it belly down about a foot over the coals till it turns browns, takes about 5 minutes
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Offline AndrewS

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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2008, 12:51:28 pm »
Jamie i like your bow. Elm is good stuff.

...and I like your bicoloured socks ;D
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« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2008, 02:28:40 pm »
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What kind of elm is it?  Keenan, I was wondering myself if there was a cat lurking in the corner  ;D
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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2008, 02:30:58 pm »
This bow is the quintessential example of what self bows are all about. Such a fine weapon needs to shine so I did so with PhotoShop ;)

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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: stoned elm
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2008, 02:40:38 pm »
Nice work Jamie.  I need to finish a couple of stone bows I have started.  Justin
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