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Faux bow trade 2022
BetterTrees:
Alright, I dug through the rack and pulled out something I feel is special but not terribly difficult to work with.
It's a 66" redbud stave with virtually no snake and no visible knots and a reasonable amount of natural reflex from a 10" diameter tree. I have the other three quarters still, and I'm really excited to see how this wood behaves.
There's a tiny bit of end checking, probably because I just slapped a thin layer of Elmer's glue on it, but it looks like the sapwood is the most affected.
I'm thinking I'll chase it down about four rings to where it starts to get that striking color, seal the back, and then get it to floor tiller this week. It has only been split and setting indoors for about six months, and I know the center is super wet. After that, it will be setting in the damp, still garage for close to a month to stabilize around 11-12% while I'm on the road.
The goal is a 64-65" 1-7/8"-2" wide pyramid-ish profile drawing 45-55 at 25".
Deerhunter, persimmon is cool wood! I wish I saw more of it.
Allyn T:
Man I've eyeballed a lot of red bud trees but never cut one, I'm interested to see how that turns out
TimBo:
The one time I had some redbud to work with, it checked severely. I would get the sapwood off ASAP and seal the back and ends very thoroughly.
Black Moshannon:
Worked this oak stave down some more, it really feels damp after taking off more wood. Will probably have to spend a couple more weeks drying as a smaller piece.
Black Moshannon:
Ok I'm switching to a 60" piece of hickory while that oak dries. Going to make a little 40 something pound bow to play with in a month when my shoulder is recovered from tendonitis.
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