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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: GetWood on August 16, 2011, 08:41:20 pm

Title: 'Tree ID pics added' flatbow for a friend
Post by: GetWood on August 16, 2011, 08:41:20 pm

Hello everyone!

I made this bow for a friend/colleague. At her last visite i let her shoot with one of my bows, and she loved it right away! So i decided to make her a bow from a stave i cut at a hike,last fall..I dont know what kind of wood  it is, there were no leaves on it at that time..I do know it had a smooth bark, and it was kinda hard taking it off..it had a very vibery texture,lots of threads..and after a day the cambium had a dark orange colour..
anyway its 59" ntn and pulls about 40" at 26"..2"wide at fades, tapering to 1/2 at the nocks. Ive put some kind of dark woodstain on it, and sanded the part between the fades and mid limb, to get that colour fading
kinda like it..
pics.
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20508.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20511.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20521.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20522.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20520.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20517.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20518.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20519.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20527%20draw.jpg)

Title: Re: 'Unknown Wood' flatbow for a friend
Post by: Lee Slikkers on August 16, 2011, 09:18:18 pm

Very nice work...it almost appears to be Hickory from the looks of it but I don't know if you have hickory near you.  I like the dye job also, good idea to sand away some for a transition.

Title: Re: 'Unknown Wood' flatbow for a friend
Post by: tattoo dave on August 16, 2011, 10:25:02 pm

Excellent work my friend! As long as it shoots nice, I wouldn't be worried about what kind of wood it is.

Tattoo Dave

Title: Re: 'Unknown Wood' flatbow for a friend
Post by: gmc on August 16, 2011, 11:41:25 pm

That is a very nice bow.

In the first picture the wood looks a lot like white oak but the photos showing the back up close looks more like ash.

My vote is for ash.

Title: Re: 'Unknown Wood' flatbow for a friend
Post by: andy thomas on August 17, 2011, 12:21:51 am

i was thinking ash too

Title: Re: 'Unknown Wood' flatbow for a friend
Post by: Pappy on August 17, 2011, 07:41:05 am

Good looking bow what ever it is made of ,she should like that. :) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: 'Unknown Wood' flatbow for a friend
Post by: dwardo on August 17, 2011, 09:58:55 am

Nice looking bow, tiller looks great... Looks like elm to me  ;D

Title: Re: 'Tree ID pics added' flatbow for a friend
Post by: GetWood on August 19, 2011, 03:05:40 pm

(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20529.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20546.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20533.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20540.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20541.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20543.jpg)
(http://users.telenet.be/fotsirk.nesjirv/Pictures/Afbeelding%20543.jpg)

Title: Re: 'Tree ID pics added' flatbow for a friend
Post by: Pat B on August 19, 2011, 03:45:30 pm

Where do you live? that will help with the ID!  ;)

Title: Re: 'Tree ID pics added' flatbow for a friend
Post by: GetWood on August 19, 2011, 04:09:01 pm

I live in Belgium 8)

Title: Re: 'Tree ID pics added' flatbow for a friend
Post by: tronman on August 19, 2011, 09:54:34 pm

I am thinking it could be a beech tree? Whatever wood it is that sure is a nice bow.

Title: Re: 'Tree ID pics added' flatbow for a friend
Post by: Buckeye Guy on August 19, 2011, 11:08:12 pm

Looks like beech to me !
Good job!
Guy

Title: Re: 'Tree ID pics added' flatbow for a friend
Post by: ErictheViking on August 20, 2011, 03:06:08 am

really like it. love the pattern on the back.