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adb:
Marc St Louis has also made some warbows from ERC.

Marz5:
well it's been wet and smokey here in "sunny" Florida, please keep those affected by the fires here in FL and GA in your thoughts

i'm nearly finished ruffing my stave out, and will put some pics up in the next couple days.


--- Quote from: adb on June 05, 2011, 02:21:57 am ---One quick thought/question... if this truly is your first bow, don't you think 80-100# is a bit ambitious?

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it may be, but I like a challenge (I've worked w/ wood before, but yes this is my first bow), and like my father and his father I am a perfectionist (that is I pay very close attention to the details).


--- Quote from: Lee Slikkers on June 10, 2011, 10:20:26 pm ---Do you have better pics of the whole stave and the areas that you feel need heat treatment?  Do you have any idea how cure or fresh this stave may be?

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I'll have another pic of it soon; and I'm not sure exactly when it was cut, the description on e-bay says it was cut recently, and that was about a month ago when it was posted. It spent about a week in usps's care (when I opened the packaging I got a face full of steam :o ). Since I've had it it has been sitting in my room where I have a fan blowing anytime I'm in there.


--- Quote from: CraigMBeckett on June 10, 2011, 10:14:05 pm ---It must also be noted that not all woods respond well to heat bending. I would suggest you need to think long and hard over whether you really need to straighten the stave.

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duely noted, I haven't decided whether I will or not  but I think if  I do it will help w/ power :)... but if it will compromise the wood then I don't want to do it. :(

--Mark R.

Marz5:

--- Quote from: Lee Slikkers on June 10, 2011, 10:20:26 pm ---Do you have better pics of the whole stave and the areas that you feel need heat treatment?

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here are the pics you asked for ;D
the second two are of where it starts to bend (the lower limb in the first pic), the growth rings take a dive there and get closer together

--Mark R.

Marz5:
Ok I've finally gotten back to working on my bow and I've decided on whether or not I would straighten out the lower limb - for better or worse I'm not going to.
That being said, I need help/comments about tillering. I've made my first flemish string (w/ mixed results/opinions) for tillering (I normally make endless(for bows) for the simple fact that they stretch less, but I'm w/o a jig till I make one)

--Mark R.

the pic will be up in a few i'm having difficulties w/ it

Marz5:
Did I do the circle/oval thing right?

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