Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Jodocus on June 22, 2013, 02:40:16 pm
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A while ago, I posted this:
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,35573.msg468211.html#msg468211
I had given up on it. I meanwhile know that this happened cause I had my wood standing in the shed, resulting in a much higher moisture content in the lower half of the stave. :o I have made a stave rack since then.
I took it back from the failed pile lately and did as Zion suggested and heat treated the whole thing and steamed it and heated it again and steam one more round and so on, until it cracked from the bending. :'(
Now it was straight and the limbs where in some balance, but it looked pretty bad (abased, as my wife said when she saw it.)
I glued the crack up, patched it with rawhide and wrapped it. Made a leather handle, tillered and sanded a little and shot it in. Turned out a bow, after all, glad I hadn't burnt it yet.
It will go to a friend whose arms are longer than mine, so the full draw is somewhat shorter than should be.
Enough bla.
58@31, 72#, 26 ounces.
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Nice save!!
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Good work man!
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Glad you salvaged that one, it made a fine bow. Love the style of your bows Jodocus.
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Glad it worked out for you, do u think it had just been too wet before? I also really like your style of bows.
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Turned into,a nice looking bow!
Tracy
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Thank you all for your kind words, they're much appreciated. It's good to keep them for later, I have been able to continue after getting stuck before. Nice to see how I get comments from those who make bows I like, too. You probably recognized the elements I cribbed from you ;D
I'm going to post one more these days, and then I'll be off to inishmore. Ah, the ocean... Not a single tree there, some vacation for my stave-eye, too.
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First off, beautiful bow, great job! I love the nocks, just looks great! Secondly, I am a bit confused about the specs, you said 58 @ 31, 72#. Do you mean 72# @ a certain draw weight? I don't know, I am easily confused, ;D. Beauitul bow though, I need to cut me some locust for sure!
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Yes very nice. I admire you guys for turning out some prize looking bows from staves. My patience is running thin, on working them. But then again I have to slow down...... ??? :'( ::) ???
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Man some great bows being cranked out right now and this is no exception!!!
Very nicely done!!!!!
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bow 101: my fault. 72" it is. just me not being familiar with those signs in the non-metric measurements. it is 72 inches long, 184 cm.
I'm having my headaches with boards, you know. Staves seem much easier to me.
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Good save, and a great looking bow - well done ! Bob
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Man I love that. Very graceful curves. Nice save for sure!
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sure looks good to me.