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Ironbark mollegabet from downunder
Aussie Yeoman:
I think Ironbark is my favourite of the Aussie hardwoods. I use it more than any other. The heartwood to sapwood contrast is really striking.
Great job, especially for a second bow!
medicinewheel:
--- Quote from: Pappy on April 23, 2025, 09:45:34 am ---..., looks like in may be setting on the tiller board a little lower at an angle on the lower limb side, that may be why it looks like the lower is bending a little more, I would see what it looks like in the hand drawing it. :)
Pappy
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Nice work!
I'd say Pappy is right, and that makes the tiller look strange to me.
Might be a good idea to have longer fades handle into the limbs on your next. These short fades work well for pyramid design.
And I'd say material could be reduced on the levers' belly sides, too, for better performance and less handshock.
ozy clint:
Well I'm not sure what's happened.
I haven't done anything to it since the last pics but now it's dropped a ton of draw weight. Now it's 47#@27" AMO.
The bottom limb has a huge hinge too.
This is nowhere near the target weight now.
Moving on to the next stave I think.
ozy clint:
--- Quote from: Aussie Yeoman on April 25, 2025, 01:44:23 am ---I think Ironbark is my favourite of the Aussie hardwoods. I use it more than any other. The heartwood to sapwood contrast is really striking.
Great job, especially for a second bow!
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Do you find the sapwood is ok for bows or should it be removed from the stave first?
ozy clint:
Would high humidity cause such dramatic weight loss? It's been drizzly weather here the last few days.
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