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Hello all, new member from Vermont

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Tillstave:
I think the Daddy/ Daughter project is a great idea. Mine, who is 8, loves to come out to the shop and tell me how we are going to have a bow business when she grows up. I don't have the heart to tell her that there isn't much in the way of customer base for stick bows, but it's fun anyway.

As for how to start a stave, I have done it both ways. In either case, I always split the log in two and go from there. Sawing can save some of the backache, if you have a bad lower back as I do, plus it allows you to save the inner heartwood, allowing two, or three bows per stave.

Read the Bowyers Bible, it illustrates this process pretty well. I follow it as close as possible.

TS

vtbow:
Thanks Tillstave! I just started tillering a board bow for her -- started out as a bow for me, but a spot of bad grain meant I had to shorten the board to 54", and I have a 29" draw. I

I'm pretty close to final weight for her today -- it's 18# on 21" draw -- she'll need about 15# to draw comfortably.

I'm learning a lot here.  :)

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