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European Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)

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keef:
 I had serious problems with that ridged back when de barking the winter cut stave... Would a linen or silk backing work with a longbow design if i got the back flat?
Any help would be gratefully recieved

Cheers

keith

bambule:
european hornbeam works very fine with a backing of natural fibres like hemp or linen. With a backing you can build bows up to 100# or more... I've seen some of them in Action

keef:
Great news Bambule...I have some very fine Irish linen here, and I intend to try to make a 90lb bow.. I will keep you posted

When I de barked the stave, the wood (which was harvested in winter) was reluctant to  give up its bark easily, and i violated the back slightly in a ew places due to the ridged nature of the wood...

I'm going to sand the ridges down and linen back it...The stave is as straight as can be..Looking forward to trying this one.

The Hinge:
I'm curious how this stave turned out..

bownarra:
Keef probably made a fine bow out of it :)
This is from a looooonnnnnnggggggg time ago.....

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