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Offline bowa

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Black Locust Sapling Bow
« on: March 03, 2014, 02:24:13 am »
Hi,

this is my Sapling Competiotion Bow.

The first bow i made for this Competion was borken after teh finish :o



This here was Plan B ::)

length 160cm
width Fadeouts 40 mm to 10 at the tips
38#@28"
handle and Tipoverlays from laburnum
Finish schellac

The lower limb is to stiff but if I had corrected it this bow would have become too weak.
In addition, there are many branches O:) ::)















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Offline Hrothgar

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Re: Black Locust Sapling Bow
« Reply #1 on: March 03, 2014, 07:28:40 am »
You had quite a challenge there. Bow turned out nice. Sometimes limb thickness and tiller profile don't seem to correlate. Looks good.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Black Locust Sapling Bow
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2014, 09:11:00 am »
Nice bow!
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Offline huisme

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Re: Black Locust Sapling Bow
« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2014, 09:39:19 am »
You're right about the lower limb, could have bent more in the outer limb. all things considered it's still a good looking bow from a tricky stave. Well done ;D
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Black Locust Sapling Bow
« Reply #4 on: March 03, 2014, 09:43:21 am »
Very nice job on a challenging stave. Looks great! Jawge
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Black Locust Sapling Bow
« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2014, 11:51:43 am »
Looks good all things considered ;)
Did You use the outer sapwood for the back?
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Offline bowa

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Re: Black Locust Sapling Bow
« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2014, 01:43:12 pm »
Yes, i did.
It was a Sapling Bow Competition from the German Bowyer Community.
Within 6 Weeks you have to build a bow from a Sapling maximum diameter 12 cm. At least 30#@28" an no Backings except linen or silk or something like that. No Bamboo, Fibrechannel or other "hard Backings" ;)
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Offline Josh B

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Re: Black Locust Sapling Bow
« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2014, 02:56:52 pm »
Pretty cool bow!  Considering your hinge is close to the fade, it wouldn't take much to correct it.  I doubt that you would lose more than a pound or two.  A sapling competition sounds like a cool idea!  Josh
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Offline DuBois

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Re: Black Locust Sapling Bow
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2014, 08:50:18 pm »
Great! I have a BL sapling with the bark off and roughed out and I just keep looking at it and wondering if I will do something with it. I guess I will try it for sure after seeing yours  ;D
Thanks, Marco
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Offline bowa

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Re: Black Locust Sapling Bow
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2014, 02:56:48 am »
This is the sapling


chopped down in the heart of Cologne.

payed with blood:)
http://fletchers-corner.de/download/file.php?id=59202&mode=view
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