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Syringa character bow (updated)
Keenan:
Thanks Phil, I plan on writing a note at the end about my thoughts and findings on syringa.
Here are some pics of the skin with a few coats of finish. I'm just using spray on polyeurothane on these. With the bone flake on the skins it makes it hard to do true oils or other things without getting the cloth particles caught in the bone flake. This is just a few coats with more to come. Keenan
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Gordon:
Oh boy that sure is looking good! You got the touch for sure.
Rich Saffold:
That is some wild looking wood Keenan. You sure got a beauty out of it..
Rich
juniper junkie:
--- Quote from: Keenan on March 10, 2008, 03:31:49 am --- Thanks Phil, I plan on writing a note at the end about my thoughts and findings on syringa.
Here are some pics of the skin with a few coats of finish. I'm just using spray on polyeurothane on these. With the bone flake on the skins it makes it hard to do true oils or other things without getting the cloth particles caught in the bone flake. This is just a few coats with more to come. Keenan
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just a thought Keenan on syringa...we must remember that you took some of the most challenging staves to do your build-a-long and the other bow from. just as in other woods, the cleaner and least challenging the stave, the better the bow. we have found out that the nodes can be a problem area in that they can have imperfections or hollow spots which can cause splinters. :-\ but overall the wood lends itself to be a very good bow-wood. we talked about sinew backing which I believe could result in a extremely fast bow. my hats off to you for your daring :D in attempting to create a bow from such a challenging piece of wood, especially since so little was known about its quality. we have to do more experiments to find out what type of bow this wood is best suited for. just like osage makes a poor ELB, this wood may lend itself to more of a flatbow style. you did an outstanding job on both of the bows I saw and I think the other readers feel the same. keep up the good work.
Keenan:
Dave thank you, I think you hit the nail on the head with that statement. All woods have there better designs and differing quallities, and as we endever to try new things we learn. I would agree that syringa would probably be an incredibly good wood to do a shorter flat sinew backed bow,,, ;D ;D ;D So are we racing or do ya already have my next shorty built >:D >:D Keenan
Thanks Gordon and Rich
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