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ERC stave
JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: Hamish on May 20, 2025, 09:47:42 pm ---Saxton Pope highly rated ERC backed with hickory, so that's another option. What style of bow do you want to make JW?
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Haven't a clue. It was only cut a few months ago, so I believe it should spend two years talking to my before any decisions get made
Stickhead:
ERC dries pretty rapidly. You can check the moisture, but I’d say six months in a dry-ish environment is ample.
mullet:
I got to shoot the same bow I think Pat was talking about. If it's the same bow it was made from a 9
I got to shoot the same bow I think Pat is talking about. It was quite fast and was made from a 9" sapling and still had a little heartwood on the belly. I have made several cedar self bows but only from very straight, limb and knot free staves. And like Pappy said, fun to tiller. When it feels like it doesn't want to be pulled father don't try to squeeze another quarter inch out of it.
A bamboo backed heartwood also makes a fine bow.
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