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Lumber Red Cedar and Sinew build along
Robert Pougnier:
This is the bow 24 hours later after removing the wrap.
I took a profile photo to show before and after shots of the bow being reflexed by the 110 grams of sinew.
Robert Pougnier:
2 weeks later
The bow has taken close to 3 inches of reflex total. In about another week or two I will start tillering it and will update the thread then.
Thanks for looking!
superdav95:
Cool project! I’ve never built one like that with the grain run that way. Mine have all been typical grain found in stave wood. Even belly drop bows I’ve made like this have the grain running the typical way. Should be interesting how the wood holds up for ya. I know guys have built them this way and got shooters so it must be doable. Sinew looks good! I use the same glue pot which is a repurposed wax pot! Cools stuff. Keep us updated on progress
Robert Pougnier:
Thanks!
Do you have any idea whether it would be best to keep the belly totally flat or trap it very slightly? I haven't touched the belly dimensions yet besides width and there is not much room for mistakes.
Bob Barnes:
This will be one I'll follow for sure. I have lots of ERC on my farm and have wanted to build a sinew backed bow using it for a long time. I had planned to use the sapwood for a bow, as I have always thought that the heartwood was more prone to frets and breaks. I have never seen grain like yours in ERC, it looks like western red cedar.
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