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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: spyder1958 on November 08, 2012, 02:26:39 pm

Title: Need advise on hickory stave
Post by: spyder1958 on November 08, 2012, 02:26:39 pm

Hey gang, Need some advise on this hickory stave. I cut it last oct 2011. sapling about 2 5/8 @ center 59" long. right now I have it rough out to about 1" thick at handle and full width.
I need to do a little more heat straighting before I reduce down.
I plan on this maybe going to one of my grandsons or neighbor kid. draw around 27 or 28"@45-50lb.
Don't want to shape it down to thin before I try and get her to bend. first hickory by the way.
 ? is do any of you pro's have a starting dimension for the weight I'm looking for?
I'm thinking straight taper bend in handle, tip overlay,  may go with some reflex in tips, any advise?
Thanks gang.
Graylan

Title: Re: Need advise on hickory stave
Post by: George Tsoukalas on November 08, 2012, 02:41:09 pm

You may be asking a lot from that stave. 1.75" wide would be good for a width. I think 25" is pushing it. Remember a small sapling has a crown which focuses the stress  in the back and middle of the stave. You may want t considering a backing like linen or silk. Jawge

Title: Re: Need advise on hickory stave
Post by: spyder1958 on November 08, 2012, 08:45:14 pm

Thanks Jawge, The sapling was bigger, 2 5/8" is where I ruff in with the hatchet.
Thanks, Graylan

Title: Re: Need advise on hickory stave
Post by: George Tsoukalas on November 08, 2012, 10:15:14 pm

Welcome! How is the crown? Jawge

Title: Re: Need advise on hickory stave
Post by: ionicmuffin on November 09, 2012, 02:14:39 pm

hickory is a relatively strong tension wood, so i would imagine that you can get away with a much higher crown than say a compression strong wood. Im sure backing it would add assurance to it being strong, but from what ive heard hickory is weak compression and strong tension. SO i would think that so long as you don't have a drastic crown you could get away with a nice bow. since im no expert, and im mostly drawing conclusions based on info that people talk about on here, i would hope that if im wrong some of the more learned bowyers would chime in as to the correctness of my post.

Title: Re: Need advise on hickory stave
Post by: spyder1958 on November 10, 2012, 01:51:26 am

Jawge I'll shoot some photo's tomorrow. Its been throught a lot of heating and straighting the last few days and is coming around. Its got several knots in the handle and probley not a good stave, but hey its practice and I'll give it my all.
So if any advise on hickory fire away.

Thanks Ionic