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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Inside out?
« Reply #15 on: December 28, 2023, 09:38:19 am »
I have done that a few times now but I treated it more like a straight grained board.  took the edges down to where it was flat but made sure I was still on one ring for each strip.

Sort of a backhanded de-crowning, I get it.  I think I may fool around with keeping the belly rounded in order to follow growth ring integrity further along the limbs.

But this goes on the backburner now since I have another 7 staves to remove sapwood and checked heartwood before I get serious about actually making bows. When I made that flying trip to Nebraska back in mid-November I planned on having all 12 staves down to a single growth ring and sealed up before December 1st. I'm just a little off the deadline.
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Re: Inside out?
« Reply #16 on: December 30, 2023, 07:11:58 pm »
These are the ones Gary and I done, it was small diameter , note the bark still on the inside handle of mine, they made some fine bows.  ;)
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Inside out?
« Reply #17 on: December 31, 2023, 08:49:16 pm »
Bark still on the grip? That's terrific!
Guns have triggers. Bicycles have wheels. Trees and bows have wooden limbs.