on how many bows do you work?

[simson]

In the first bow making years I have damaged a bulk of staves. Of course sometimes because I wasn't experienced enough, but most because I hadn't patience to let them dry out. Since some years my stave arsenal grew up and I now I have the great advantage being able to work on several staves at the same time. So I became used to work on at least 8 or 10 staves / bows at the same time. Sometimes a stave became a bow in a few days, sometimes it takes years because I have no appetite on this one or searching for ideas to continue.

How is your experience?

Here are pics from 4 unfinished bows.
1. Osage static recurve (for my honey), should be in the 40# (will be posted in a few days)
2. Apple flat about 70#
3. Cornus mas (don't know the engl. word) about 80#
4. Elm Elb (too much for me!, here with about 90# draw - my limit, would need Druid's strength!!), still to do some tiller work. this is a natural grown set back handle








would be nice to some of yours ......
Simon

[PEARL DRUMS]

Simon I usually have 2-6 bows in various stages around me.

[Bryce]

18 currently sitting on the "need to finish" shelf. all in varying stages.......

[Del the cat]

I normally work on one 'main' one but will maybe have another being roughed out (or sapwood being reduced) and maybe one being steam bent .
I love that one in the first pic, looks real dramatic with the shadow behind it, gorgeous tiller on that
Del

[rossfactor]

I'm a one at a time man.  I have several unfinished bows around, but they are either not going to be finished, or will be worked on exclusiveness when the time comes. I have a hard time thinking about more than one or two bows at once.  But.... as the wife says, I am a bit slow. 

Gabe

[Will H]

I'm with pearly, usually 2 to 6 although I've got 22 hickorys roughed out in the last couple weeks that I've been workin on for some boy scouts

[Roy]

Too Many...

[Carson (CMB)]

During the making of one bow, I usually walk away from it and start another bow at least 3-5 times during the process of making the one....this has led to lots of rough out and floor-tillered bows. 

[lostarrow]

More than one ,less than 5. Always a couple on the go.

[blackhawk]

I'm not even gonna get up off my couch to go count ...I got wood everywhere in every room n nook n cranny in my house all n various stages...some have been sitting for years.

Simon it sounds and looks like you got the bowyers bug baaaaaaad!!!!!! Me too...can't stop.

Cool looking bows

[JonW]

Usually 6 to 10 anywhere from roughed out to floortillered to needing sanding. I usually have about a dozen or so staves ready to be laid out as well.

[dwardo]

Tiller on that top static is a stunner.
Usually quite a few at the same time. Most I ignore, pull out every now and then, making a sucking noise and swear at them a few times. Then they go back in teh corner.
Then i go cut some more staves and start all over again.

Sometimes I finish a bow.

[_Jon_]

One or two at a time.  Now I'm down to zero.  I think I'll work a Hickory or Osage next.  I've not been to lucky the last few I've started.   

[osage outlaw]

I have quite a few roughed out and standing in the corner or under the bed.  I'll grab one out every now and then and do some work on it.  When I want to finish one that's all I'll touch until its done. 

[Pat B]

I have lots of potential bows in limbo(that sounds appropriate  ) and like others I'll grab one every once in a while and work on it. Some have been waiting for years. I can easily have 4 or 5 going at once when I'm in the groove.
  The recurve in the first pic is stunning. Cool little bow!!!