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This is the weirdest bow I've ever made.

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WhistlingBadger:
A very crooked piece of rocky mtn maple from up the canyon. It will probably break, and that’s okay. I’ve never worked with this wood so I’m kind of pushing it and seeing what it’s capable of. But ah, if it doesn’t break, it’ll be one cool looking arrow slinger.

I cut it last summer and roughed it out green with a hatchet at my camp site.  Since then, it has been seasoning and i'm finally getting to work on it. I've just done some evening out and floor tillering; I stuck it on the tree just so I could see what the bend looked like.  Initial impression is that this is really springy stuff!  It just acts like it wants to bend and snap back.  I plan to heat treat it then begin actual tillering.

WhistlingBadger:
(I wish I knew an easy way to change the pictures to a more reasonable size...)

Selfbowman:
Pretty weird ok. I’ll be watching.

mmattockx:

--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on December 06, 2024, 11:00:39 pm ---(I wish I knew an easy way to change the pictures to a more reasonable size...)

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Those are a very reasonable size, I can actually see something in them. Quite the wiggly stave, good luck with it.


Mark

willie:
one way to skin a cat

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