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Sparrow:
That Bark on the back just looks cool !  '  Frank

aaron:
Awesome thread, Josh! I have s vary similar bow going- cut behind your house. Two questions:
1.when heat treating, i realise the stave was seasoned before this step, but did you do any "extra" drying before the heat treat? Since OS is so prone to checking while drying, i wonder if it's prone to splitting while heat-treating.
2. Can you give me thicknes measurements every 6 inches on one limb?

hey, are you going to the knap in?

Elktracker:
Thanks for the complaments :)

aaron I kept the stave in my house in my living room where the wood stove is always going but with a kettle on top so its not overly dry in here. Other than that no other precations were taken once the wood was dry. I have used dry heat on OS a few times ecperamenting with recurves and never had any checking as the wood I used was dry. I would say just watch it and if you see some checking while heat treating just stop and let it dry some more, then maybe put some super glue in the check. The thicknes measurement is basically just 5/8" 2" off the grip and then slowly tapering down to 5/16" at the tips but I would go a bit thicker if you want a heavier bow. I will say it takes heat treating very well!

Yes I hope to be at the knap in but cant say for sure yet as I may have a job by then and not sure if I will be able to get away from that. :-\

Josh

aaron:
did the bow finish at 68 length? It has a rigid handle, right?
Mine is a bendy handle 56 inch, and it's almost 3/4 thick at the handle- at floor tiller. It was a 1 1/2 inch dia stave, so there's no pith left in it. 

Elktracker:
68 tip to tip 67 ntn yes ridgid handle sounds like your gonna have a sweet bow I remember that stave it was a nice one! Post pictures of it would you please!

Josh

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