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jamie

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elm backed cherry
« on: April 08, 2007, 11:21:11 am »
well i finally finished one. backed a piece of cherry with some edge grained american elm. i like the elm better than hickory now. it had an 1" of reflex off the form and set in dead nuts flat after shooting about 50 shafts off of it. still not finished needs some sandingand ill probably put a black walnut finish on it. right now its 45lbs at 26. im giving it to a friend who draws 27 so after sanding it should be perfect for him. ill post some more after its done. peace



oh yeah after 3 shots i heard a tick and was waiting for it to hit me in the head. i put a slice of walnut over the splice for the backing and one corner of the slice had lifted. sanded it down to a good glue line and it was fine. i forgot how heart stopping that sound is. lol
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Offline DanaM

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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2007, 11:23:21 am »
Sweet tiller jamie, yer friends gonna be a happy camper.
Did you use any sapwood?

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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2007, 11:27:19 am »
thanks dana . no its a light cherry heart. nice wood but im not crazy about it. now that i finally got a laminate to stay together its kinda addicting because of the ease of work compared to the self bows especially the stone ones. lol

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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2007, 11:36:14 am »
Jamie, She looks very good, especially the tiller.  Before you get too attached to laminated bows, read my "What to do" post. Definitely a comedy of errors.   Pat
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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2007, 01:07:38 pm »
Looks good, Jamie.
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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2007, 01:11:53 pm »
Nicely tillered - what else can we expect from jamie?  Looking forward to more pictures.  Bookmarked, though, for April backed Bow of the Month
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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2007, 01:29:30 pm »
Nice bow, can't wait to see it all stained up. Looks like you have a good sized shop.
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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2007, 01:35:26 pm »
Nice jamie, I imagine that elm is perfect for the cherry, match made in heaven, great tiller on that bow as well. Steve

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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2007, 02:37:39 pm »
Very nice Jamie. Elm does make an excellent backing material, so does Ash though.
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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2007, 03:38:38 pm »
.......................Lookin' good.....bob

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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2007, 04:00:25 pm »
That sure is a sweet tiller.
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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #11 on: April 08, 2007, 05:17:24 pm »
yep, that was my first thought too:  tiller doesn't get any better than that.

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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #12 on: April 08, 2007, 06:34:07 pm »
thanks fellas. however this one is staying home. the sliver of walnut i had to sand down has a crack under it in the elm. its not growing or clicking but i definetly wouldnt hand it over to someone so i'll keep it for a target bow. when the corner lifted the glue tore a small crack in the backing oh well. shoots great though. i may wrap it with sinew and silk just to be safe. i had a feeling i had too much bend near the fade. not used to doing stiff grips. next time ill leave it a bit thicker in the fade. im putting a finish and grip on it tonight so i'll get some pics up later. peace and happy fertility day. lol

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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #13 on: April 09, 2007, 07:30:17 am »
Nice jamie,I have alway wanted to try some cherry,need to cut some and give it a try.By the
way I am finely finishing them arrows,hope to be shooting them this weekend. ;D
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Re: elm backed cherry
« Reply #14 on: April 09, 2007, 07:56:21 am »
thanks pap. enjoy the shafts . i'll be setting up to make more and send some out to you within the month. peace