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Be careful what you wish for?
Lucasade:
Finally got around to splitting this last night - nearly 6 months since I cut it and it was sprouting in my shed!
Assuming there's enough meat on it there's a lovely warbow stave from the reflexed side (the one that's got a valley running down it in the pics), and I think I'll spilt the other bit again to get two staves. If it keeps this heartwood/sapwood contrast (and the wood's good, it all works as planned, etc) it should make some really pretty bows.
WillS:
Well done! Cracking looking staves. Best of luck with the bows. How's your hazel warbow coming along?
Lucasade:
Ready to tiller - I need to make a string and I've got a 100kg scale coming my way as a birthday present from my parents in law next month. I thought in the meantime I should start turning some of the logs in my shed into staves before they split themselves!
Del the cat:
Very nice Heart/Sap contrast. (jealous)
I've just started working a stave which goes from Honey coloured heart to straw coloured sap ::) >:(
Mind I've just finished one from the same batch of wood, poor heart/sap definition... I was expecting it could be a poor performer and a bit soft. Nope. it held some reflex and shoots fast.
Del
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