Thanks everybody! Nice to get that warm welcome!
Been a while. Nice to see a new one of your bows. How long did you heat treat each section? I love the slender front view profile.
I haven't measured the time, but estimate about 30 min.
Simson, That bow is perfect sir, the shape is perfect, the color is perfect, and that "half circle" is perfect......and then you had to go and add that cherry bark grip, also perfect 
I sure hope that it gets to the huntin woods at least once......I'm blown away.
rich
Uuuuh, Rich - don't talk about perfection! I know there are many things that can be improved .....
Welcome back Simon. We've missed you and your beautiful bows.
This is a sweet looking bow with beautiful tiller.
Thank you Pat! Soy has convinced me to come back!
Hello Simon, firstly that bow is lovely! I have a couple of questions: As I am currently trying to coax a bow out of a piece of elm myself.
1. What is the draw weight?
2. Why did you heat treat the belly soooo much?
3. Did that add a lot of weight?
4. In your opinion (seeing as I think of you as a Meister bowyer) can one heat treat a bow too much?
5. Did you boil the bark before applying or simply wrap it around?
6. Can you send the bow to me?
Many thanks Peter
1. As the title says: 56/28
2. Always love to do experiments, I tried this on several bowwoods (an heavy heat treated osage will come soon)
3. About 12 - 15 pounds
4. I'm no master bowyer! But yes, you could burn the wood. Lot of variables: temperature, distance heatgun, time, species, thickness limb, ...
The carbonizing effect should not go further than middle of limb.
5. I have boiled it about 10 min., cleaned up, boiled again for 20 min, then quick applied
6. Yes
we I can
