James, tell Luke hey for me and to not be a stranger. He's just lucky it was my car he passed out in. Someone else could have taken advantage of the situation and of him.
He's too tall for me.
I'm curious to see how this lemonwood works. So far its doing just fine. Thanks again for the lemonwood stave. Tell Becca hey for me.
Bryce, when James gave me the stave I knew I wanted to make a classic style bow being that lemonwood was a standard bow wood during the rebirth of archery in America. What better bow choice than a good old American Longbow, the standard of that time.
I went with Pearlie's suggestion and glued the riser to the lemonwood belly this morning and have it in the hot box now. Next I'll add the hickory backing with about 3/4" of reflex...on a set up like yours Chris. I stopped by a local bike shop and got a trashed tire tube. Using what you got and making it work is how I've always done things too. Being poor does have it's advantages!
I'm using Urac for everything. Gluing the riser first is how I used to do it but it had been so long my mind went blank. Trying to get the riser cut to match the curvature of the bow well enough for a glue joint would have been a nightmare for me. This kind of stuff is where my woodworking skills lack.
Anyway, I'm committed (or should be
) now so it is what it is.
