2021 1st Newbie build along challenge

[TimBo]

Those look like worm tunnels to me.

[Fox]

That was one of my thoughts Tim, but theres no entrance of a worm anywhere and this is the only spot on the stave with it, so not sure how it could be...

[Deerhunter21]

my guess is that it got chewed a while ago, then the wood grew over it

[TimBo]

I have had wood borers get in through a weak spot like an old knot (was there one on the other side?) and work their way into the pith.  I would want to find out how much deeper the weak spot goes, but of course that can be risky.  Just leaving it alone might be fine - you have definitely done a nice job tillering it to this point.  It doesn't seem like that spot can be adding much strength to the stave, so removing it or not might be a moot point. 

I have never done a patch, but just to give you something else to think about...
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,42360.0.html

[Fox]

thanks guys  .. yeah timbo im thinking your likely right..... I think im just going to tiller it out and see what happens, if it explodes so be it I've got other staves . but the patches do seem cool..... Im terrible and getting stuff to join together perfectly though so id probably screw up

[eastcreekarchery]

Finished ring chasing. I'll do my final thickness taper and lay out my lines tonight. I'll post pictures later too.

[WhistlingBadger]

This was a fun read, guys, thanks for sharing.  Looking forward to seeing more.  I just finished my first, so I'll stick a couple pics on here.  Hickory, Sudbury-ish style.  40# @ 27".

Limb Hickory 66"NTN 40#@27" by Whistling Badger, on Flickr

Hickory 66"NTN 40#@27" by Whistling Badger, on Flickr

[Deerhunter21]

Dang WB!! thats really awesome!! You did awesome!

[gutpile]

whistling Badger that is impressive but your drawing it with wrong hand.... hahahahaha... good job brother...nice stain job...  gut

[Fox]

That there is a darn nice bow WB,,,glad you found the thread!

[WhistlingBadger]

That there is a darn nice bow WB,,,glad you found the thread!

Thanks for pointing me this way. 

whistling Badger that is impressive but your drawing it with wrong hand.... hahahahaha... good job brother...nice stain job...  gut

ha ha, Yeah.  That's why I originally got into shooting off my hand; got tired of being told, "We don't have that bow in left-handed."

[Deerhunter21]

Im just starting floor tillering! Yall are doing great! this is a fun building a bow again! for some reason now, im not feeling the stress i used to feel when building a bow... i aint going to question it lol! anyone know, does white oak heat treat well, or is it good without one? one of my limbs kinda has a natural "recurve" should i straighten that or add the same amount to the other limb?

[Fox]

im not sure how white oak heat treats.. I made one bow from it, actually my first successful bow, it was long and thin and recurved....

id think that it would take a heat treat pretty good, how much reflex does that one limb have? if its not to crazy id reflex the other limb to match.... but I like reflex 

[Deerhunter21]

without looking at it, its got some crazy reflex. maybe 2-3"

[Hawkdancer]

LEFT ON!  Great to know there some of us out there!  WB, I had the same problem when I was a kid in the way back when.  Luckily we learned to shoot off the hand, and I learned to shoot left handed,
Then lucked into a bow that shot either way, still got it!  Then found out about 2 years ago that you can shoot more accurately from your strong eye side!  OOPS! Only about 70 years too late!  The body said, "No way"' . I just have to mark the correct side if I make a bow for some one who shoots different!
Hawkdancer