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Peter-t123:
Hi guys, i wanted to get an idea what this wood was like, so i used a second, slighter and more twisted branch to experiment with. I couldn't be bothered to wait months for it to dry so i quickly brought the mc down low with heat, there was some checking which i filled with glue... i let it dry for 2 days before tillering it out to 32 inches, i pulled it to 32 a few times when a splinter annoyingly raised on the back, ive glued it back down and am going to do a silk wrapping on that part of the limb... the bow took some set (around 1.5 inches?) which i attribute mainly to the moisture still being a bit high while tillering, no fretting has appeared on the belly so far. the weight is low, about 75lb which i believe will raise slightly as the wood completely dries out, (i will also be heat treating the belly to see how it affects the weight, and will probably heat treat the second one too) and i ended up taking quite a lot of wood off to try and get a reasonable shape, as i said this is my first stave so im a novice when it comes to working around twists and curves, my plan for the second stave is to take it down to near final dimensions, before coating it and letting it dry out slowly and properly, i will try and keep as much reflex as possible and hopefully make a flightbow between 100-110 lb for the ewbs welsh class competition, pics below:

Del the cat:
Blimey, that's impressive for anyone never mind a 'novice'... are you teasing us?
If you can make that, I dunno why you are askin' us!
How long is that 75 pounder?
Mind the nock looks like the taper is a bit sharp and the limb need blending in, but I can see you havn't finished it.
That's a side nock by the look of it, right?
Del
(Is that a bagage scale from Poundland you have on there?  ;D )

Peter-t123:
Hi del, this is indeed my first stave, the bow is 73" ntn, not particularly long at all, and yes it is a side nock, i felt a bow like this had to have them :D well spotted, that is a poundland scale, i do have a proper one that goes up to 220lb, but this bow wasnt heavy enough for me to bother getting it out, peter

Ian.:
You did a nice job Peter, the fact it wasn't seasoned doesn't make me think it'll be setting any record alight, but it's a good omen for the next bow. 

Peter-t123:
cheers br0, im going to dry the other one out slowly and properly and try and get a flight bow out of it... with this one im gonna do the silk binding and shoot it slightly just for the sake of calling it finished, then it will probably be put somewhere and never used again

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