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Hazelnut Selfbow with Snakeskins

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heavybow:
Very nice bow Stan. marlon

Pappy:
That's a sweet looking bow you done a mighty fine job.
    Pappy

jkekoni:
How did you dry it?

I mean hazel is nice to work with, but not nice to dry. I have seed perfectly straight stave to curve up while drying.

Checking and horisonal splitting are also not uncommon. The problem is the worse the wood is thick.

StanM:
Lost Arra - Sorry I missed your question earlier.  The handle wrap is some nylon twine I found at Bi-Mart for $1.99.  I wrapped from the bottom up.  I wrapped over the bottom of the leather strike plate for a few turns and then I wrapped under it at the top so that the leather would take the wear of the feathers instead of the wrap.  Finished it with a good dose of TiteBond before I put Tru-Oil over the whole bow.

jkekoni - I air dried this bow wood.  After I cut the tree, which was 3 1/2 inches or so in diameter, I ripped it down the middle with my bandsaw.  I left the bark on and covered the ends in glue, then let it air dry.  I still had two small checks on each end, but they did not go deep into the wood.

Thanks again for the nice comments.

Stan

DCM:
Really nice Stan.  That full draw pic says it all.

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