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Black locusts bow

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bassman211:
If you make  a locust  bow from a sapling you don't need to trap the back, and when I did trap the back more than I should have the back broke when I used logs. It can be a bitch to get one just right, but when you do it makes a good bow, and will teach you a thing , or two about tillering.

Selfbowman:
Ok guys I might have to put this one on hold. I need to finish the snake bow I might have the hole bow and the snake bow going down the road.

Selfbowman:
Ok I put the snake on hold for now. Back on the BL bow. The bow will be 2-3/8 at fades and parallel for 9” then pyramid to the tips. 8” stiff handle section 67” ntn. I’ve got it about 1/2” thick in the limbs . It’s a lot of bow right now. The interesting thing is when roughing out the bow the bandsaw made a high pitch and slow to cut when cutting the stave down the back roughing out the back widths! When turning the stave on its side and  thinning the limbs it cut like butter. It seems to like heat and conform to the caul good.here is where it’s at.

Selfbowman:
Jim will it go 50# at these dimensions? This bow will have three growth rings in the limbs. I don’t like cutting through the lunar rings but if I do so on this stave I can get the back and belly real flat. What do you guys think??

sleek:
Im excited to see this bow progress. Standing by for updates.

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