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Calios:
Hi everyone, novice here, it's been a while since last posted on the forum, but trying to get back to bowmaking by taking up an old project i set aside some time ago. I am working with quite a challenging wonky piece of elm, hoping to get an english longbow out of it.

It's 65 inches of total lenght, and I'm aiming for a 45# at 27. I am still in the early stages of tillering, but i doubt it is gonna make it, as it presents some big knots and a twist along the upper limb. Moreover there's a section of the bottom limb (right limb in photo) with some very fragile wood (rotten wood?), which I tried to get steady with, hoping i could solve it by proceeding with tillering and controlled wood removal. At first i was quite optimistic with how it was behaving, however it created a severe hinge after i strung it, and has recently cracked, so I immediately stopped to heave it.

Now i am not sure on how to continue or if it's a no go by now, but i would really like to save it if i can. I would really appriciate some support, thanks for any feedback.

Calios:
Will post more once i get the images compressed

Calios:
last tillering and crack

Calios:
more about the crack

Muskyman:
Well that sucks. Was that a knot or just a funky spot in the stave?

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