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DCM:
Looks excellent. I've had elm pop a ring in the fade, on the belly side when I got too aggressive on the taper. Like the looks of yours but wouldn't go a whole lot farther depending upon density and soundness of your stave. Nice. love to see elm work.
sonny:
67" is pretty long for sinew backing.. depending on your draw length that is.
perhaps you should leave it that length but treat it as if it's shorter. in other words only apply sinew to the length of bow you plan on keeping.
....before I make any assumptions tell us how far you intend to draw this bow. (if you only draw 26" for instance you can likely get away with a 60" bow, maybe shorter, depending on how long the stiff grip is)
tpoof:
Well my draw is right at 27 1/2" and I agree that it is long for sinew,,
When I first started to build this bow it was going to be a plain self backed(nothing) bow
then I started thinkin about this snake skin and all this sinew sitting there lol
I thought that if I can heat treat it and bend it into a shallow recurve,
then but some sinew on to keep the profile somewhat,
and back it with snakeskin (if it isn't too freezer burnt)
It would definitely be understressed at my 27.5 draw
but should be smooth yes?
Any more thoughts on this project,,,
Thankfull for what was given...
(persimmon, I'm not sure if I understand the sinew only to the length of bow I am keeping? and treat it as its shorter,
could you clarify that please and thanks for the time :) you mean cut it shorter?
What would you guys do with this ????? ???
:D
sonny:
leave the bow it's current length while sinewing but make some marks or simply stop the sinew short of where you intend to cut it off...as sinew at the very tips is only added mass.
with the longer limbs (the bow at it's current length) you can get a bit more leverage if you reverse string it while sinew is applied and dries.
hope this clears things up ??
mullet:
I'd do what hillbilly said,put some heat to that one limb.Bend it to match the other one and sinew the bow from tip to tip.Tie it into slight reflex and let it dry.You will have to retiller it after it dries any way
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