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Offline snedeker

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crab apple bow pics
« on: October 18, 2007, 11:03:00 am »
64: ntn, 48#/28".  1.5" wide to taper.  Stave was only 1" deep, so handle is built up a bit with scraps (mahogany, boo veneer, and hickory).  Osage tip overlays.  Has a bit of set when unstrung, returns to touch of reflex with rest.  knot bump and curvy area on upper limp.  from 2.5" sapling.  It was kind of flattended on that side and I could have got 1.75" wide easy, but for some reason I went with 1.5" width.  Stave was deflexed some at ends, heated in correction and 2.5" overall reflex.  Nice shooting bow.  I'll make a bigger one with the other half.

One note, to cure this, I debarked and did a kerf saw cut almost all the way through.  Open so it would dry, but held rigid, strategy to limit twist in drying.

Hmm.  Cut off a little area in in braced and unbraced pics.  Sorry.  Can't see too well and I hate asking someome to take my pics

Dave

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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2007, 11:25:17 am »
That's a great looking bow, Dave. I've got a crabapple stave in the shed, but it looks kinda like a corkscrew. May have to cut another one and try it.
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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2007, 11:31:33 am »
I like it.  Fruit trees are hard to find pieces long enough and straight enough.  So nice job.

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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2007, 12:07:55 pm »
Very impressive, Dave. Crabapple should be good bow wood.
And, There's lots of crabapple around in people's yards. Might have to do a little trade. 
Looking forward to seeing this bow for Oct Self Bow of the Month.
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Offline cowboy

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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2007, 12:59:18 pm »
Good lookin bow - glad you were able to get some pics up.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2007, 08:14:56 pm »
Nice bow Dave, its also great to see some bows made from different woods.
 I have a large apple tree I've been considering cutting down, no staves in it but looks
like I could get some decent billets.
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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2007, 08:36:38 pm »
Great looking bow.It amazes me at the different types of wood that will make a nice bow.How does she shoot?tradrick
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Offline david w.

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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2007, 08:40:45 pm »
that is an awesome bow i love it
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Offline Easternarcher

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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2007, 08:54:19 pm »
That is awesome! I love that bow!! Now I wanna go out to the farm and finally cut down an apple tree like I planned!
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2007, 09:40:29 pm »
Great tiller. I love it. jawge
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Offline michbowguy

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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2007, 10:09:57 pm »
yea man!
nice bow.
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Offline Ryano

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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2007, 12:07:10 am »
That came out nice Dave. :) I tried one from a piece of wild apple a month or so ago and it seemed quite resilient but it failed due to a bad spot on the back were the tree healed over something. It is hard to find a piece of apple thats not riddled with limbs or knots.
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Offline Olschool

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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2007, 07:23:53 am »
Very nice, love the limb tips!
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #13 on: October 19, 2007, 08:53:29 am »
Another thing that makes finding a good piece of crabapple difficult here is the little sapsucker woodpeckers. Every winter they seem to riddle every good-sized crabapple around with lines of holes that go into the first couple rings.
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Re: crab apple bow pics
« Reply #14 on: October 19, 2007, 09:02:19 am »
Very nice,well done. :)
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