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Completely new red oak elb

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gstoneberg:
Got a few minutes to work on your bow stave before Thanksgiving dinner this morning.  Here's before and after I chased a growth ring.





Lots of borer damage.  It's good you didn't make this one your first time chasing a growth ring.  I'm going to go down one more ring to get rid of quite a bit of the damage, but will heat bend the bow first.  Then if I discolor that outside ring it'll get removed.  I'd like to make the limbs narrower before I do the bending.  Any borer holes remaining will be filled with sawdust and glued with superglue.

Can anyone give me approximate widths for an osage ELB so I don't make it too narrow?  The stave is about 76" now, once I have the tips aligned with the handle I'll probably shorten it to 72" for shipping.

Thanks,
George

youngbowyer:
1 1/4 at the handle tapering down to 1/2 at the tips

gstoneberg:
Sorry, I've been out deer hunting.  I won't go all the way to those dimensions, but it'll bend better if it's thinner.

Thanks,
George

nidrinr:
Nice!
Looks like your shooting technique is very good too  :)

youngbowyer:
Thanks!
George once i receive the stave could i round the back so the cross section is more oval like the mary rose bows or would that violate the back since you already the chased the growth ring.

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