Dels 100# Elm Warbow

[Del the cat]

I made this as a practice and training bow as I have a couple of guys wanting Warbows.
Tillering is quite different to a normal bow... no chance of floor tillering, as if it flexes at all it's prob' already under weight
Stats:- 80.5" ttt probably a whisker under 100# at 32"
No live full draw pic ... yet, but there's one on my blog of it on the tiller at 32"
http://bowyersdiary.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/elm-warbow-full-draw-on-tiller.html
Funny thing is I can't draw it very far without an arrow, but once I nock a bit fat arrow and have my foam target to shoot at, I'm getting maybe 29-30" of draw and when it hits home it rocks the target back, sticking about 3" through the back.
This time next week I'll have it back to my full draw.
The Elm sapwood / heartwood gives it a bit of a 'poormans Yew' look.It's not really finished and polished up yet, just had a quick wipe with Danish oil.
Nuff chat, here's some pics (lower limb at the bottom in the pics...)
Del

[blackhawk]

Looks good from what I can see...why not post the pic of it on the tree here so everyone else doesn't have to go "bow shopping" ...

[}|{opukc]

Nice warbow Del,
little more stats for dimensions.
George

[Del the cat]

Looks good from what I can see...why not post the pic of it on the tree here so everyone else doesn't have to go "bow shopping" ...

Nope! It was taken as a screen grab from video and was a right pain... that's why I linked to it.
Once I'm able to shoot it at a decent full draw I'll post a pic.
Do you want me to come over there and wipe your backside for you too?
Del

[Del the cat]

Nice warbow Del,
little more stats for dimensions.
George

OK...  Lower limb.
 Distance from centre line. Width / Depth
Centre 40.1   33.2
200mm 41.2  31.6 ... interesting that it's slightly narrower at the centreline 
400mm 37.3  28.0
600mm 32.1  25.1
800mm 28.0  22.0
900mm 24.7  20.2
edge of horn nock 985mm  14.3 14.1
Hope that's what you were after?
Del

[}|{opukc]

Distance from centre line. Width / Depth
Centre 40.1   33.2

Ha! So powerful in the center and only 100#(. Typically 36-37/32-33 is sufficient but for 74-76" without heat belly.

[Del the cat]

I started with some Mary Rose dimensions, and I left it nice and wide with a slightly trapped back as it's Elm. The belly was heat treated to stiffen it.
I've only made one Elm longbow before, many years ago, when we had Dutch Elm disease in the UK (60#) and that chrysalled badly due to a fairly narrow D cross section.
Del

[adb]

Nice elm warbow, Del. Tiller looks spot on. Looks like poor man's yew!! Nice that you have some sapwood/heartwood. What kind of elm? Red?

[adb]

Oh, yah... for what it's worth... I never draw and let down warbows. It's too hard. If I'm going to draw one, it has an arrow on my fist, and at full draw it's gone. That way, I'm not over drawing it either.

[Del the cat]

... What kind of elm? Red?

LOL... dunno!
Don't think we get fancy species of Elm in the UK... just plain Vanilla.
It was given to me as a present for all the selfless hard work I do on my Bowyers Diary 
Del

[Del the cat]

Oh, yah... for what it's worth... I never draw and let down warbows. It's too hard. If I'm going to draw one, it has an arrow on my fist, and at full draw it's gone. That way, I'm not over drawing it either.

Yeah I deffinitely agree with that, I'm sure letting down a heavy bow is the way to get an injury... I had pulled it a bit, in front of a big window to have a quick eyeball of the tiller.
Del

[Archeress]

Love the look of this.  especially the top limb.  so exquisetly crooked.. yet...so right.  i have two elms being couriered to me from other side of australia..should be here by friday...a 75 and an 85.  very lumpy..  I love elm..almost as much as Yew.   top bow Del.

[adb]

Oh, yah... for what it's worth... I never draw and let down warbows. It's too hard. If I'm going to draw one, it has an arrow on my fist, and at full draw it's gone. That way, I'm not over drawing it either.

Yeah I deffinitely agree with that, I'm sure letting down a heavy bow is the way to get an injury... I had pulled it a bit, in front of a big window to have a quick eyeball of the tiller.
Del

Get someone to take pics of you shooting and then you can study the full draw shots until your eyes cross.

[Del the cat]

I just shot 9 arrows through it after a frustrating day at work... great therapy. It's geting easier. Hopefully one of the guys will come round at the weekend to we can get some decent pics and give it a good work out.
Del

[toomanyknots]

Beautiful bow, beautiful fulldraw. I love the character of a bow like this, bows like this make every laminate seem just boring.