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Wych elm 72"

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mikekeswick:
Mid to outer on the right limb needs to work more. Don't touch near the handle until it is coming round more. Left limb is stiff next to the handle, watch the bit just past the stiff area and again more bend in the mid to outer. That wiggle will be a pain. Check thickness taper through it.

JNystrom:
I tillered it now to 115# @29", taking account all of your recommendations about the tiller. It looks lot better now, even though the tips are maybe slightly stiff. I don't have pics now, since its just hard to hold a phone for picture at the same time when you are pulling to full draw with one hand... I'll post some pictures tomorrow.

It took about 4cm set from the beginning, so i decided to toast the belly a little (only 25min). I was a bit hesitant, cause it splinter from the knot. The bow has quite thing rings also. What are your opinions about tempering thing ringed wych elm? Mike, Will, Del, Bob?
Will it go kaboom when i pull it next time?

It weight's 28,5oz, 810 grams.

JNystrom:
Well this one didn't go as planned either. There was the one splinter from pin knot, then another and then another. Just horrible stave. I counted 22 pin knots in the back. I've been that lucky that i never have ran on these before. But the bow sitting at 4cm of set, i have no idea what i could have done better. Its plenty wide.

I'm gonna pick a clean stave for the next project. Maybe it will be a proper therapy-stave after two broken ones.  :BB

sleek:
Save it. Decrown it flattening the back until all traces of splinters are gone. Flatten it evenly.  Correct the tiller by tillering the back as well, this should ensure the back has been removed evenly. The weight will drop alot. You should be able to draw it without splinters now. If its too light, sinew back it. If you prefere, you can also grind the back flat and smooth as a board, and glue hickory or bamboo, or more elm on the back.

joachimM:
I wouldn't sinew it, that's a waste of sinew for a bow whose back will hardly ever be strained to more than 1% (sinew easily takes 4-5%).
I agree about decrowning though, but use flax or sisal for the back. I'd use sisal, since it's more like wood and stretches more easily than flax.

Still, if you have enough wood at your disposition, you'd be faster off to build a new bow than to salvage this.

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