The Penobscot Bow

[Dustybaer]

thanks judson, but just for clarification: which section of the bow do you mean by "lower"?  is it near the handle or near the tips?

[Cooper]

is hickory a good wood for this design?

if so i may have just the stave for both of them pieces,thanks to danam

Well, I haven't made a penobscot till now, but Gerhard Kalden, an excellent german bowyer made two - and he used Hickory.
I met him once, and I think this man knows what he is doing.

[sailordad]

well the this stave has its purpose

lets hope i done muck it up

ON WITH THE BUILD ALONG

[Judson]

   When I said the lower limbs I am refering to the area near the grip of the bow.    I have to scan in a few pictures before I start the build along.    The bow being built in these pictures is a senior project.   The guy doing most of the work is Seth Penny most of what I did was talk him through building this bow.

[Judson]

   If you want to read it I started a new topic on building Penobscot bows.    Please bare with me on this and feel free to ask questions.