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Hickory bow build.
bjrogg:
My buddy does the same as you. They start early and finish early.
They make some that’s almost as clear as moonshine. Quit as soon as it starts to darken. I haven’t seen him lately so I’m guessing he is still in the woods. From my understanding as soon as the buds start swelling up the color goes.
I asked him about that and he said the same. It’s really just a preference of his but he thinks it’s the best syrup.
Bjrogg
IdahoMatt:
What a wild project. Really enjoying watching it unfold for sure. Thank you.
superdav95:
--- Quote from: IdahoMatt on March 24, 2023, 11:39:27 am ---What a wild project. Really enjoying watching it unfold for sure. Thank you.
--- End quote ---
Thanks Matt. It’s a wild one for sure. Pushing some limits here and hope it pays off.
superdav95:
Started working this bow down and bending a bit more the other day and developed a crack in the upper portion of the top limb near the string saddle. At first I thought it was just the normal cracks and creeks of sinew and glue. However upon closer inspection and further bending of that limb I found the issue was a bad section of wood in the area just down from from the string saddle for about 3-4”
Long. I figured this may be it for this bow but figured one last ditch effort attempt. I proceeded to remove the entire hog gut backing cover I had put on top of the sinew which was not happy with anyway on this bow. After I scraped it all off I began scoping out what I was gonna do about the split in the wood under the sinew… I decided to leave the sinew intact as it had held beautifully and was clear that the wood underneath had failed under the pressure at that point on the limb. The transition area has a lot of stress focused and may have been partly to blame. The bottom limb is just fine and bending nicely. Both limbs were looking good actually but when the crack occurred I decided to take measures of a more permanent nature then to squeeze thin ca glue down into the area. I didn’t take pictures prior to doing the repair but here are a few after the fix. I did put a little patch of sinew on the top to give little more security too. I’ll add a little to the bottom limb too to balance it out later. After resting it a few days and letting sinew dry I did some bending and all seems good for now. I will carry on with the build. I’m gonna rename this project the “accidental horn bow”. Both limbs bend good now I think I’ll put equal amount on the same area of bottom limb for good measure. Here’s some pics. Thanks for watching. The section outlined in red is where the new splice of fresh wood went in underneath the sinew.
bjrogg:
It has been a good learning experience for us Dave.
Maybe like Bob Ross. A happy little accident
Bjrogg
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