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Crab apple stave
Ian.:
Well it worked, why don't you put a finish on it any leave it until the next shoot in a warm but not over dry area, then when it comes to be shot it will have the best possible chance.
Peter-t123:
i will definitely bring this one along to godington and shoot it in the flight out of curiosity, but i suspect it will be rubbish, the (hopefully) second bow is the one i will be more interested in. im starting some of these laminates tomorrow which is what ill be concentrating on for a while, last time i was at the timber merchants they had a nice 7 foot bit of purpleheart, unfortunately when i went there today they said they had sold it to a man 'for longbows' (looks like theres someone else making them near me then?) but they had a 4 foot bit of straight grained pau amorello which ive bought to make spliced cores, should be okay?
Ian.:
I'll be honest I did give him a call and asked about the Lemonwood and Yew but his prices are a little high for me.
Yeomanbowman:
Really interesting bow, Peter. I love the static recurve in one end with the string that even touches the limb like an Asiatic one. Like Del says, I'd be careful about that scale. If it breaks at full-draw the bow will dry loose, which would be a mighty shame for such a characterful bow.
Please keep posting them!
Peter-t123:
hi, i asked him today about the lemonwood and doing a rough calculation in my head it was around £25 per belly which seems too high for me too, i only had this scale on the string once for this pic as i couldnt be bothered to go and get my proper one out, but i usually use a proper metal 220lb scale, cheers for the warning though, and hopefully i will have some more bows up soon
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