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Take down yew bow project.

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superdav95:
I just realized that I may have to forego the bow bolt idea on this one.  I cut my replacement billet to length already for a tenon length and it’s now little too short if I do a half way up the handle joint with the bolt.  Think I’ll have to stick with a tenon and just not violate the sapwood this time.  I think it will work. 

superdav95:
Quick update.  I did my heat corrections on this piece.  It needed a slight correction to the left about 3/4 of way down the limb towards the tip.  I also used the same form to put slight reflex into the new piece to match the top limb.  There is quite a bit of character in this limb with a little snaky bend to the right then to the left.  It also has lots of bill and dips that out towards the tip starting at mid limb onward.   Gonna call this bow “jeckyl and Hyde”if it stays together for me.  Should prove interesting tillering this bow with all of those character hills and valleys in the new limb.  We shall see.  Here’s some pics of my progress.  Also I developed a small crack at the end near the tip. Not too concerned with it as it doesn’t appear too deep and not bending much out there.  I saturated some this ca glue in there for now and will proceed with thinning this piece down some more.

Thanks for looking and following along.

Cheers.

superdav95:
Few more. 

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