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80" White Elm Warbow Build-along
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: Cameroo on January 30, 2014, 04:33:27 pm ---Ya, I had just assumed that with the moisture content being as low as it was when I roughed it out, that it wouldn't warp. Oh well, it's nothing serious. I'll be putting some heat to it tonight, will update once done. The plan is to heat treat both limbs, and then make alignment corrections after 8)
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Heat treating and correcting at the same time, saves time and dries out the wood less.
I try to spend more time jigging up the wood and less waving heatguns about (well it's held in a jig, but you know what I mean).
A couple of slats of offcut timber clamped to the sides of the stave will help keep the heat on the belly and also direct it along the stave, it gives a better heat spread and speeds it up a tad. Mind it's a pain trying to move hot thin slats along with the heat gun every four or five minutes >:D
Del
PS. Sorry if I'm hogging the thread and telling you stuff you already know or didn't ask for.... :-[
mikekeswick:
I'm making a 120# @ 30 elm longbow at the moment. I'm interested to see how your one comes out.
toomanyknots:
--- Quote from: Del the cat on January 31, 2014, 05:02:30 am ---
As in "Dennis Elmbow" 'Cos it agravates my Tennis Elbow ::)
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??? LOL ;D
lostarrow:
You're a riot, Dell!
Aren't you on the coast, and Adam in Sask.? Wood warps when it gains moisture as well. I'm sure you already know this but just thought I'd throw it out for the benefit of all. I'll be following this one . Looking forward to the results, as well as all of the expert advise and knowledge !
This site is a treasury of information!
Cameroo:
Del, I was actually hoping you might hog this thread, so there's no need to apologize!
I will heed your advice for heat treating and try to bring the tips inline at the same time. Luckily life got in the way, and I didn't get around to it last night (did I mention this could be a very slow moving build-along? ;)). And thanks for the heads-up on the flatter belly profile. I wonder if maybe I should settle on a lower draw weight now that the corners are shaved off that much? I'd rather have a functional bow when I'm done than achieve some arbitrary draw weight. I guess I'll just keep a close eye out for set as I go, the wood will let me know what it is comfortable with. I'll have to do some figuring to get an idea what the mass of this bow should ideally be as well.
Lostarrow - I'm fortunate to have Adam within 10 minutes of my home in Saskatoon, Sask. He never hesitates to dish out advice or help a guy in need of wood :)
Mike, how long is your bow? Feel free to post some pics and share info as you proceed ;)
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