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Sisal backed, painted short bow (updated... broken bow)

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Aaron1726:
Ever since reading Joachimm's info on backing with sisal I just had to try it.  I picked up a 2x2 oak board with really good looking grain and a spool of sisal and went to work.  Split the 2x2 in half length ways so I ended up with 2 short staves (the sister bow is a kids bow for my 4 and 7 year olds).  So far I've been building almost only board bows, but wanted to try chasing a ring, this was just the board to try it on.  Got it down to one ring, shaped and tillered to about 10in, then I took the heat gun to the belly and glued on the sisal to the back.  Used tb3 for the sisal.  I decided it needed some decorating so I layed out some artwork on the back and painted it up.  Now I just got to work on my Comanche style skills!  Hope yall like it, it was a fun build.

Specs on this one:
36" overall length
44lbs at 16in
Pre-sisal weight 176 grams
9 grams of sisal used
Weight after backing 204 grams
Has about 1.5in of set after unstringing, settles about 3/4in after a while

Aaron1726:
Some more pics before the paint.

Aaron1726:
And here is the board I started with, split it along the ring in pencil.  I tried to add a little reflex in the glue up, but learned I should have done way more.  Maybe on the next one

RyanY:
Very cool. Stout little bow! I should keep those short red oak pieces in mind for bows like this. Definitely nice to find pieces you can chase a ring on.

superdav95:
Wow.  Cool little bow.  This is one on my list. 

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