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80" White Elm Warbow Build-along
DuBois:
Hey, this is lookin good. But what do I know? I have been wantin to destroy some elm someday n the near future. Would a 3" sapling elm work for a longbow ok? Thanks, Marco
Del the cat:
Hey, that's lookin' good, nice amount of reflex. Hopefully when she's done she'll be ramrod straight.
Del
mikekeswick:
My stave is 80.5 inch long.
I'll be getting her bending well today.
Yours looks good so far. Maybe next time try inducing your reflex like an elliptical tiller. Eg. Non at the handle and increasing out towards the tips.
toomanyknots:
--- Quote from: mikekeswick on February 03, 2014, 04:21:46 am ---My stave is 80.5 inch long.
I'll be getting her bending well today.
Yours looks good so far. Maybe next time try inducing your reflex like an elliptical tiller. Eg. Non at the handle and increasing out towards the tips.
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Shoot, I got an elm stave too. :) No, but I probably won't touch it anytime soon, mine is red elm and is from a board a guy gave me. It is all twisted too... >:( Plus the grain ain't too great.... >:( >:( >:( Er, on second though maybe I don't have one too. :)
Cameroo:
Not much to see, but thought I'd post a quick update while the coffee brews. It's been almost a week since heat treating and I just started tillering this morning. Pretty much ready for low brace, pulling 110 with the long string in this picture. The tiller obviously needs work. I think I'll take a little more off within roughly 1 foot each side of the center and see how that looks. I also want to round the corners off on the shelf on the tiller tree so the bow can do what it wants. Will update later today.
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