Black locusts bow

[superdav95]

Diddo.  Watching this too. 

[Selfbowman]

The bow is still about 90# so I’m going to try something. I’m going to trap the belly . I dividedthe limb width by 3  leaving the center flat and will scribe the edges to a 1/4” from the back. Why because I will completely lose a growth ring on one end . want to keep three growth rings if possible. Anyone done this with BL

[Selfbowman]

The bow weighs 46.2 oz right now. Probably take 4-5oz out of handle section. I think this will finish at about 28oz. That leaves a lot to remove.

[sleek]

I would absolutely NOT trap the belly. That is a recipe for failure with black locust. Id build it with a rectangular cross section or a slight crown.

[Jim Davis]

+1!

[Hamish]

+2

[medicinewheel]

+3

[Selfbowman]

Ok ok bad idea! 🤠🤠🤠

[Badger]

  We had a guy here in Ca that used to make a lot of black locust bows. He was a top notch bow maker. Big Jim. I could never get over how thin the bows were when he finished. I have a feeling yours will be real thin like that. Good sign.

[sleek]

Ok ok bad idea! 🤠🤠🤠

Yeah, take it easy cowboy, dont you know bigger is better? Are you even from Texas?

[Selfbowman]

Tip overlays on.

[M2A]

Looking forward to what you can get out of this piece. Never tried to go that wide with bl. I’d think you’ll be under 3/8 in thickness on the working limbs when it’s all done. Iirc that’s about the thickness I’d end up with 2” limbs at 50ish pounds and good locust. And looks like you got some quality stuff there.
Mike