Here is a bow i have been working on off and on for a while. I got this stave from a friend who cut it with the best intentions but never got around to it, so for the last 8 years it sat outside on top of his shed, don't ask me why he put it there. I trimmed an end off and saw awesome growth rings so i thought what the heck i'll give it a try. Once i got through most of the cracks and checking i was getting a little skinny on wood. There are a lot of challenging features of this bow, knots swirly grain, a spot where a branch was shooting off, waves, etc. This was the most character i have worked with. Because I was limited in width due to removing all the checks, i left it as long as i could.
It is 69" tip to tip, and came in at 43# @ 26". The finish is 3 coats of superglue rubbed on with a glove, this is the first time i have used CA on a bow as a finish and am happy with it so far. I didn't use any heat on this to correct it since i honestly wasn't sure that it would survive past floor tiller. Aside from all the lumps and bumps it was really a very "straight" stave and literally took zero set, it goes right back to flat after unstringing.
The character made it difficult for me to tiller, hopefully it isn't too bad. it is still in one piece so i am happy with it.
