2018 Bow Trade-Completed

[Mo_coon-catcher]

I may try an ERC branch bow in an elb as I just remembered I have a half dozen of those of those I cut.

Kyle

[hoosierf]

ERC is the coolest when they work. My two attempts kapow!

[JWMALONE]

Kyle, black locust a eastern woodland style. I say that because its on my list of dream bows to build when I get some locust. Black locust was the wood of choice around here.

[penderbender]

Kyle black locust classic native american d bow. Haha always wanted one.  Kinda like the one you just made Mike! But seriously anything any of you make I will be very pleased with! Cheers- Brendan

[M2A]

That's a nice list of woods you have there Kyle! Like them all Never gave much thought to ERC until I joined this forum, I have seen some real pretty ones in the last few months. Of course there's nothing like a good piece of hickory too. I could go on...and on lol

Very nice looking bow your working on there Mike!

Will post a picture tomorrow of the elm I been working on.  Just got a little bend in it and want to get a string on it before I do much more. Going to let it sit to make sure its dry before I do that. Going to get some other staves ready while I wait a little on this one. What I thought was my best locust, wasn't but oh well     

[hoosierf]

Update - floor tillering starts tonight.

[JWMALONE]

Hoosierf, that's not a peep sight in that limb is it?

[hoosierf]

Might be a peep before it’s all over. That knot has me a little worried and probably mandates a linen back, but i like the added security anyway and i have some rattler skins inbound.  At least the knot doesn’t go thru the back.

I don’t have enough overall length for static tips but i shoud be able to put a nice bit of gentle recurve with steam followed by dry heat to keep the whole limb working. It’s still plenty wide at about 2 1/2” so I’ll get some set but hopefully not too much. If i think it’s excessive I’ll glue on some built up tip overlays to keep the early draw weight up. Just wish the stave was 5-7” longer.

[Morgan]

Got the bark stripped off my stave today. I was hoping to get two bows out of that one stave but It has  a pretty rough knot towards one end that was hidden under the bark and I’m gonna try to bypass it . I’ll rough her out and get it bending some time this week.

[M2A]

Hope to continue build come this weekend. Stave is still long and full width yet but will need to steam correct to center string. Also hope to remove a deflexed area in the 1 limb while I'm at it. Still some work to do before I can put a long string on it.   Mike 

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[hoosierf]

Here is my excavated knot. Filled with CA and baking soda.

[Morgan]

Took another long look at my stave. I’m going to try to get two staves out of it after all. If it works out, I’ll have a stave for the trade and a good character stave. If not, I’ll have none and pull the bark off of another one. I may mark the grain well and saw it rather than split.

[JWMALONE]

My staves will be here Friday or so. I said Osage but it might be hop hornbeam? I change my mind a lot, its not final till the first shaving comes off. It will depend on which one I think I can make a better bow from. Nothing to do with the staves its the bowyer.

[timmyd]

i don't know which way to go either. I glued up a tri-lam hickory, walnut, hickory in a D/R design today. I don't know if I should go that route or an osage self bow. I wish I could read my victims mind to see which they would rather receive lol

[Morgan]

Timmy, either one would likely suit any of us just fine. I’m looking forward to seeing and shooting someone else’s work. As of now I have only touched a couple self bows other than mine and never shot anyone else’s.