Knotty Elm Holmgaard-ish plaything

[tombo]

Hi all. I started this as an experiment with a crappy, knot-filled Cedar Elm stave. 69" ntn, ~45-50#, 15"tips, 2 1/8" at fades and 1 3/4" at tip fades. Don't want to scrape too much from the knot area which makes tillering difficult. Any comments or advice appreciated...tear me up! Shooting well so far...  Tom
will post more if I finish and it doesn't blow-up.

[Badger]

The bow looks good, I bet it shoots pretty well just like it is. Steve

[tombo]

Here's a braced shot as well.........

[medicinewheel]

Looks really good!
Lot of character...

[Hrothgar]

Cool looking bow, a lot of personality! You said its cedar elm, not familiar with that.

[half eye]

Geeze Tombo,
       What the heck is wrong with that bow...looks like it comes to full draw and will fling a sliver pretty quick ...looks real good to this old hillbilly.
half eye

[El Destructo]

We got an  never ending supply of Cedar Elm along the Creek on my Deer Lease....so this gives Me another Bow Wood....

Man that Knot looks awesome...and Scary at the same time...good luck and I hope it stays together....

How about some demensions on that Beasts Tips??

[makenzie71]

Tombo...if you're dissatisfied with that bow, you can send it me and I'll ensure it is properly punished for its shortcomings.  I'll even pay shipping.

[Kviljo]

Brilliant bow! If you would like more speed from it, you could make the outer limbs bend just a little more. That will make sure there's not any excess dead weight there.

I'm usually impressed by how much one can take away from such a hump. As long as there is just a little extra thickness around it and the grain does not run out to the sides, it stays in one piece. No guarantees though

Keep up the good work! It's quite enjoyable to view

[tombo]

Thanks Badger, Halfeye and Medicinewheel.
Hrothgar and El-D, Cedar Elm makes a good bow and it's usually a creek bottom tree in Texas, like Hackberry. But hard to find any that's knot-free.
Kviljo, I plan on thinning the outer limbs more; and maybe around the big ol' knot.
MaKenzie I'll send it to you if you're serious...but I may not finish it for a week or two.
Tom

[El Destructo]

Tom....where Ya Hail from?? What part of the Lone Star State?? I'm at the Top of the Panhandle....Mak is in Lubbock....He's a Flatlander....

[makenzie71]

MaKenzie I'll send it to you if you're serious...but I may not finish it for a week or two.

Tom I'm dead serious.  I'm building a collection of other people's bows...mostly for the sake of display.

....Mak is in Lubbock....He's a Flatlander....

Nah...there's a hill on the way home from work.

[PeteC]

That's a fine lookin' bow.Good job on a challenging piece of elm,Tom .How doo ,from another Texan.I'm over in east Texas. God Bless

[OldBow]

This is a very nice entry for BOM. Primitve, character and all. I'll save it for Jan Self BOM if that all right with you. Let me know if youi razoo it up at all for a later looksee

[Little John]

Nice work Tom. Wierd that I would run across this post as I have been working on one just about the same. I thought I was the only one nuts enough to try a character Holmie. I am from the Texas panhandle also, raised in Plainview but been in Colorado since 83. Again congrats on a cool bow. How does she shoot?    Kenneth