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Sudbury Style Oak Board Bow 57lb @ 26"
Threy Cameron:
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--- Quote from: Threy Cameron on November 08, 2025, 05:30:48 am ---not sure if all my tillering practice paid off
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that's always on the top of the list, but chasing a ring on a board is not common either.
i have found that linseed oil darkens more than others and have always used a thick paraffin paste applied to warmed wood. the paste was tested and described by Dean Torges as more moisture resistant, simpler to apply and easy to renew to many cured or dried finishes.
BTW, hickory is tough to keep dry in a humid climate as it loves to gain moisture content.
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I do much prefer chasing a ring even on boards just for simplicity sake since the humidity here can cause delamination to bamboo or similar backings. Plus I like the idea personally of selfbows more than backed, just less things to go wrong. Though I have had success with rawhide backings the quality of the NZ natives it was applied to left a lot to be desired at times, though I haven't tested it with Black Maire yet which so far is the most promising NZ native bow wood.
Unfortunately I haven't found a source for Hickory here yet but I have heard of its sponge-like nature being one of its few flaws. I would be keen to try it out one day.
Interesting I have noticed a difference between using Linseed and Tung oil that the Linseed seems to darken the wood quite a noticeable amount more than the Tung. I've heard of that paste before but never tried it myself I will definitely put it on my "to try" list, I appreciate the advice.
Pappy:
Beautiful bow, never made a bow from red oak but can see it is doable, simple but effective . :)
Pappy
Hamish:
I reckon solid hickory would definitely need a good heat treat/toasting, in NZ. Man, some of the places there get incredibly high amounts of rainfall.
Threy Cameron:
--- Quote from: Pappy on November 09, 2025, 09:33:01 am ---Beautiful bow, never made a bow from red oak but can see it is doable, simple but effective . :)
Pappy
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Cheers Pappy appreciate the compliment! I am a fan of simple and efficient designs (mostly because their more likely to work) but am planning on doing some more stressed designs in future like recurved tips or perry reflexed bows.
Threy Cameron:
--- Quote from: Hamish on November 09, 2025, 08:11:33 pm ---I reckon solid hickory would definitely need a good heat treat/toasting, in NZ. Man, some of the places there get incredibly high amounts of rainfall.
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Definitely especially since Northland where I'm located is considered a sub-tropical environment, fantastic for growing food though but less so for humidity in bows haha.
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