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shofu:
While waiting for wood to dry to make my first bow, I couldn't wait, so I decided to practice on a throw away piece of wood.
Please give advice and let me know if you think this is a waste of my energy...
Pacific Yew 3/4" diameter 30" NTN slight deflex to roughed-out 'stave'

Del the cat:
It's never ever a waste of your energy...
You can play at heat bending it in line and all sort of stuff.
I've even added side overlays on a bow like that to get the string across into line*.
It's how you can experiment and learn new tricks without the anxiety of spoiling a lot of hard work. If it turns out to shoot well, you can the pretty it up. It can also be a good give away as kids bow etc.
Never ever a waste of energy... unless you'd rather be indoors decorating shopping or doing some chores?  >:D

If you can put it somewhere warm/hot and airy it will season in a few weks now it's roughed out.
Don't over bend it until it's had a bit of time to dry out.
Del
*Here it is:- http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/stick-bow.html

DC:
Yew is never "throw away" George ;D If it was good enough to bring home you must have seen something in it. It's funny, we don't know what a lot of PA members look like but I think we've seen all their feet ;D ;D ;D

aaron:
Seems like good practice to me. Give it to  a kid when done. Remember most stiff tipped bows typically have tips only about 1/8 (or less) thicker than the main limb. Anything more just slows down the arrow and causes hand shock.

Pat B:
It's never a waste if you learn something.   ;)

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