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Coffee tree! Here we go again:)

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DanaM:
Looks good I still have that stave you traded me, just looked at it the other day and thought hmmm should be dry enuf by now :)

Timo:
Ran into a small problem. Brought the tiller out to 26"  and shot it a bit. I unbraced and noticed that the string was starting to cut into the wood. I figured the sapwood would be to soft to support much and planned on putting some kind of overlay anyhow, it just made me do it quicker than I wanted to. Here's a pic of before and after.

The after is a very simple overlay of cow horn,didn't want to fancy here cause I still ain't sure we are gonna get a bow.
 :-\

Also a pic of it at 26" draw. It shows quite a bit of fatigue after shooting and work, but always rest back to even after 30 mins.I'd rather see it bounce right back, but might be the wood is just that way? Time will tell.

Gonna try to get this thing out to 28" later today so check back later.



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david w.:
looks really good

Timo:
Well ...we have a bow! ;D( at least for now) O:)

Settled in 50# @ 28".  (first pic)I was worried that it was gonna set real bad,but it always came back to even. After I got it the way I liked, I shot it a bunch,she held. I then took it back in the shop and used the heat gun to recolor the belly,( I really liked the purple color) It had lost alot of it from finish tiller.

I layed the stave out on a board and put the heat to it, just enough to change the color and then let it cool.

After cooling I finish sanded it, wet it down (with cold coffee hehe) ;) to whisker the grain, and put it back in the box .  Let it set an hour or so then sanded and boned it down. Shot it maybe another 50 times. It has held. The unbraced profile change with that last tempering,as now it looks the same as it did before it started bending? Weird. (second pic) shows you how it sets right after unbraceing, along side of the way it looked before. :) I just went out and checked on another bow that was drying and noticed that the tips on the coffee bow had moved in front of the handle!

The last pic shows some of the color that I will leave in for finish..

Also am well pleased with the manners of this bow, pleasant to shoot, and seems extremely fast. I need to get a physical weight and let Badger do the math.

Lastly I think this is a good bow wood and should not be overlooked for making a quality bow. This one has alot of the sapwood left on,The next one will have it removed. As for endurance? Time will tell.

 Dana? How bout you getting on that stave I sent ya now? ;D



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FlintWalker:
Looks like a dandy to me.  The fact that it shows little set says something for the compression strength of the wood (and your tillering skills)    I look forward seeing what it does on down the road.   I may want to cut some of tha myself...Once I figure out what it looks like. :-\

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