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Bird cherry stick bow

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Aksel:
Little John: I made the bow with a sharp axe and rasp. First I dried it for 2 month with bark on, then roughed it out, waited another couple weeks before fine tuning it. This kind of narrow/thin bow takes only an hour or so (including coffe breaks) to make since you donīt need to bother keeping a wide belly evenly flat. Minimal tillering really.

Thanks Aaron

Bassman, I probably did read about your adventures with chokecherry here whilst researching the wood  ;D
Did any of the bows with bark on also blow? I wonder if it works as a backing? I have read that choke cherry is very good backed. From Chuck Loeffler for example, but many images are unfortunately erased on older threads.

Bird cherry has been used historically in northern Europe in composite bows and I know of one self bow from Norway.

Muskyman, thank you and yes itīs really a refined version of the stuff we made as kids.

Pappy:
Very nice work on a simple stick, I once made one from a small Hickory like that and left the bark on, it was very cool looking also but after several months the bark dried and cracked, maybe cherry won't do that, :-\ anyway cool looking while it dose last. :) nice tiller also.  :)
 Pappy

M2A:
Good looking tiller. Nice poundage from such a narrow piece. Sure got that primitive look going for it.
Mike 

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