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RidgeRunner:
Good looking bow Jamie.

You sure make all of us steel tool users look bad.  And all you need to do it is a pile of rocks. ;D
Are you going to put any type of finish or sealer on the bow??

If you had to start a (stone age bow) with a standing tree what size tree would you use?  Small I would think...
Would you start on the bow while the wood was still green?  It seems that would be the thing to do...

Thanks
David

jamie:
Dave i use fat to seal the bows. Ive used wax that came from a tree we cut down that had a honey nest in it. the stings were worth the taste of the honey. lol. the biggest tree i ever dropped with rocks was about 4 inches. dropping isn't the problem though splitting is especially some of the grainy woods like elm and hhb.when working with stone it definitely helps to floor tiller it while it is still green. depending on the weather you can take your time but i usually try to rough it out that day. a friend of mine who has been wanting to build one with stones came over yesterday to get some advice. he was really amazed at how effective the stones really are. he went and built a bunch of axes and adzes which will help but i told him they were completely unnecessary. try it . if you have any questions just ask. peace

jamie:
dane ill let ya know when i stick one and we'll eat when its still steamin. peace

Hillbilly:
Jamie, that's just plain awesome. Good job on the bow, as well as using some abo ingenuity in letting nature do the hard part for you. (When life gives you hickory splits, make bows  :) ) I've got to do me a stoned bow, helped a friend make one a while back and it turned out well, but a bit on the light side for hunting big critters. We chopped down the tree with a handaxe, split it with a rhyolite spall and an antler tine as wedges and had it shooting in two days of working on it here and there. We even had Pat choppin' on it awhile with a stone adz. I learned a lot that will serve me well when I make my own. I've got a nice straight winged elm sapling that I've been eyeing for awhile..........

jamie:
steve looking forward to seeing that one. i did one in elm i screwed up. was tough splittin . if the tree is small enough i wont even split it just chop off what i dont want. there is definetly something about working with stone that i find pleasing. its a soul thing. peace

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