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My new Hornbow
stuckinthemud:
Wahoo, I'm watching this one!
bownarra:
--- Quote from: simk on April 28, 2020, 12:40:47 pm ---yes bownarra, it's premium ash. the bending part is exactly two rings ;D what i didn't like about it was the ring porous thing - difficult to avoid "stairs" in the fades and the early wood parts are potential weak spots in the glue line. hazel was better regarding this. thank you!
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Exactly! I've used ash on the quarter but dunno if i'd trust it flat. Then again you haven't gone through the rings in the bending section(?) so you may be good. It certainly has the necessary flexibility.
BowEd:
Alright....You can refer back to the broken one as far as what thickness got you what for poundage.
simk:
bownarra: It's exactly two rings in the bending zone, no early wood. This ash is so straight and flat as if it was produced in a factory ;D I lately built a selfbow out of it with only 3 rings from tip to grip ;D
BowEd: Yep, the game is on again ;D I will of course orientate on the measurings of the last one - this last shoot so good that in need to get an exact replica. I could go with much wider limbs with this one regarding the horn, but won't ;D
Glued and fire hardened the limbs. Now, before sinewing, I need to clean it up and reduce width and so to final final dimensions.
Off coursye already discovered some minor flaws: a little twist and one horn piece doesn't line up perfect => need to cheat a little with alignement now. But that all doesn't worry me too much now because the proof of the pudding will be the bending ;D I've learnt with the first that with heat and and a little creative tillering even major flaws can be fixed ;D
Aaron H:
Awesome. Best of luck to you.
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