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80" White Elm Warbow Build-along
adb:
Too bad about the string alignment. In hind sight, I guess maybe we should have left a bit more meat on that stave so you could correct for drying warpage.
toomanyknots:
Doesn't Dell the cat have a good steam bending set up for alignment problems like this? Or was that someone else? I got an osage stave I need to fix that has real bad alignment problems. I haven't roughed it out yet, but it is gonna need some tough lovin. Cool heat gun set up!
Cameroo:
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)
Del the cat:
Don't round the belly any more! (especially with Elm etc)
I pretty much leave 'em as rectangular cross section until I hit brace. Then I take the corners off a bit.
But with heavy weight bows I go for a flatter belly anyway*. A rounded belly may look pretty, but is (IMO) more of a Victorian thing.
Most of the Mary Rose bows are more circular or 'inflated square' in cross section, certainly not a high arched D.
I'd say it's a great time to heat treat, maybe even clamp it up with an inch block under the grip to add a hint off reflex, to allow for a little set as she progresses?
Del
* With My Elm warbow I had the back trapped a bit so the overall cross section was a trapezium with rounded corners. My only other Elm bow (D section) Chrysalled badly.
BTW, I called my 100# Elm Warbow "Dennis"
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As in "Dennis Elmbow" 'Cos it agravates my Tennis Elbow ::)
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: adb on January 30, 2014, 10:47:10 am ---Too bad about the string alignment. In hind sight, I guess maybe we should have left a bit more meat on that stave so you could correct for drying warpage.
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If you could bottle that hindsight and sell it, I'd take a couple :laugh:
I wouldn't worry about that tiny bit of twist, I'd just concentrate on the heat treatment and pulling the limbs tips into alignment.
Don't narrow the very tips until she's almost full draw and reay for the horn nocks.
Del
(BTW I'm just finishing a 84" ntn Yew 100# on my blog)
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