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Building the Vine Maple Bow - Finished

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snag:
I wonder how VM reacts to heat straightening....? dry or wet? patience...

Gordon:
Pappy, with vine maple anyway the crown almost always follows the natural grain of the wood. Except perhaps at knots which I work around.

David, vine maple responds well to both dry and wet heat - I use them both.

Sockrablur:
Love all the pictures, thank you for doing such a great build. Your shop is awesome. I could simply sit, drink coffee and stare around me :)
Eagerly following, Jim

Green:
I'm early on in my self bow endeavors.  Thanks for this build along......nice to see the work of masters on unfamiliar woods. 

Gordon:
Before outlining the limb thickness taper I mark the location of the handle and fades. I'm making the fades two inches out from each end of the handle.



Using a tool I made for this purpose, I make a mark at the beginning of the fade that indicates of thickness of 7/8" from the back of the bow. This mark is the start of the limb thickness taper.





I then make another mark about 3/8" in from the previous mark. This mark indicates the depth of the taper at the limb tip. I then make a third mark half-way between the inner and outer marks. This last mark indicates the depth of the taper at mid-limb.

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