Hi all,
as this is my first posting here, I'd like to introduce myself:
My name is Stefan, from southern Germany.
I've been making bows for just over a year now (so I consider myself an uttely beginner). So far two or three of my bows survived and currently I'm shooting a 45#@28" Maple bamboo backed flatbow which to my delight still holds most of its original perry reflex.
Now my Problem:
My next project starts with a rowan stave, however, that stave is only 66" long.
Plan is a bow of about 55# @ 28" with a max. draw length of 29 1/2".
Do you guys think these measurements are realistic with a "D" tiller bow?
I also thought that it would be nice to bend small recurves.
So far I never heat bend dry wood. Has anyone of you already recurved rowan?
Would you steam it or use dry heat?
Greetings from Germany
Radon