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Black cherry recommendations, And boom she goes
Mo_coon-catcher:
This last one was about 80" NTN with the belly having a shallow curve making it comfortable to hold onto, and the widest parts were 1 3/4 -1 7/8" then tapering from there. I checked the peices after exploding and there were no frets yet, it broke in tension before they appeared. But it was only pulled to 25", so who knows, they might have appeared if I got it back 1 more inch. The next go I'll glue on a backing of paper and see if that'll help the tension issue. In addition to getting the middle moving a bit sooner. Even if it explodes or frets, it's only a peice of wood and an afternoon worth of time. Better spent exploding a preice of wood than watching tv. Plus it was pretty fun watching it explode, I don't see that too often. I'll give it another go once I get the bows for people caught up. I wish I could get the video up. I figured it wouldn't hold so i videod it bending on the tree.
Kyle
WillS:
It might be worth avoiding a "normal" taper and opting for something similar to the MR shape. Keep it as wide as possible for around 20 to 30cm each side of the center then taper gently (almost none at all) down to a point say 8" from the tip. Then do a much more drastic taper to finish the tips. This keeps the bow wide and stable for a lot longer, which for any uncertain timber is always nice!
I have a feeling you'll get it working, but as meanewood mentioned, get the whole thing really even from the start. If what people are saying is correct and it likes to chrysal you don't wanna give it any opportunities to do so!
Badger:
Mooncatcher, if you still have the broken pieces would you mind weighing them?
As for black cherry, I don't think of it as a very reliable wood but I do like it for elb flight bows. I only use it for lighter weight bows like 35# or 50# and that is because its light weight allws me to mainatin decent demensions and not have to be too narrow. I also find it to be naturally low in histerisis. Last year I made about 5 white oak backed cherry to settle on 2 I felt were ELB flight bow quality. Both bows tested out very good.
Mo_coon-catcher:
There might be a couple chips missing. But I've got atleast 99% of it sitting in my room. What would be your preferred units? I can do grams and ounces. I don't think I've got a grain scale that goes high enough.
Kyle
Badger:
Ounces or grams would be fine
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