Hey all,
This is my third attempt at making bow. I posted pictures of my last one which and you all gave me some great advice. I shelved that one for now, and I know one day I will come back to it.
For now I decided I would take some your advice, try a simpler design, with a straighter stave and get to shooting in shorter order.
Well, this stave I bought for this one was straight enough... But has a BIG knot right where the fades would be, and another inconveniently placed knot where the other fade would be.
So I have given myself another challenging stave for a beginner. But after chasing a ring on this one I am determined to see it turn into something.
Please help me get unstuck with this stick! What would you do with a stave like this one?
The length of the stave is 54.5". At that length the middle of the bow would be where you see the caliper in the pic.
For the most part it is about 2&3/4" wide. At its widest around the big knot its 3&1/8 wide.
My desire was to have a bow with a bendy handle, but if that's not what the stave desires, I defer to the stave.
Any help will be much appreciated.