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jpitts:
MalV,
Could you give me the demensions of your ELM bow? I have an elm stave that I'd love to coax into a ELB/Warbow.
MalV:
As requested jpitts, (name unknown)
All measurements are close approximations, as I converted from metric for you.
The Wood:
Elm, possibly English, grown in Perth, Australia, Mediterranean climate. Summer to 45 C (? F) winter down to 0 C (? F). No rain in summer.
Cut from slab milled from trunk of felled tree. Age, girth unknown. Back of stave reduced to single clean growth ring.
Fairly straight with slight reflex at handle, and slight kinks causing deflex for outer third of each limb, resulting in 1" reflex before and zero set after tillering.
Growth ring width about 5-7mm, MC about 10%.
The Bow:
Length 78.5 NTN
Handle 1.5 above and 2.5 below centre.
Width at handle 1 7/16 and about 1 3/16 thick.
Parallel 20 above and below centre, width at 20 above and below centre 1 7/16.
Taper slightly from 20 to 29 above and below centre. Width at 29 above and below centre is 1 1/4.
Sharper taper from 29 to nock. Nocks are 1/2 with horn fitted.
The result so far:
Shot in with 100 arrows up to 29 drawlength.
Weight is 100# @ 32
Small tillering adjustments yet to be done. Poss including piking 1 from lower limb. Uneven reflex and deflex in stave creating challenge in tillering. Just taking it slow and should end up with good result.
Please dont ask for photos, will only post them if Im happy with the end result. Anyway, just looks like a white stick with string.
Thanks to JD for the advice contained in your buildalong.
Cheers,
Mal
jpitts:
Thanks MalV,
This gives me a better ides of what to shoot for. I have a 74" red elm stave That I want to make into my first ELB.
BTW.....my name is Jimmy ;D
Garry:
Started Tim off with his build-along today, White Oak. Used my super quick bow design so he is up to braced bow in 3 hours. It should come in at about 80-90#. Had a slight problem with a hinge in the tillering so 100#+ is not possible. The smaller bows that Tim has already made is a real advantage as he already understands how to make a bow just needed to be shown what happens when you try to tiller a stronger stave. I then took him out to shoot the 120# Yew warbow, just to get him motivated and to see a real arrow go 215m (235yards). I guess the 80-90# bow will be good for him to build up to a real warbow ;D
And as to affordable, all up cost, AU$35.00 (US$30). better than $1500!!!
Garry
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