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Syringa character bow (updated)
Gordon:
This is going to be a great build-a-long Keenan. I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to seeing how you work.
Ryano:
Keenan, I would paint the fades with wood glue or it will most certainly dry check there. Good luck this should be interesting. ;D
Pat B:
This is gonna be good!!! 8) Pat
Keenan:
Gordon and Pat thanks for your votes of confidence. I hope we are able to pull a bow out of this stave. I will try to be as detailed as I can while trying to problem solve along the way.
Having no experience working syringa befor this except the arrows shoots that Dave just gave me, should make this intresting. I have seen and pulled a bow, that He made from syringa, and I was very surprized at the strength for such a small bow.
After seeing how durable and flexable the arrow shoots are. I'm very currious to see what kind of bow it's capable of. Dave has some staves that we cut yesturday that could make an ELB.
We are also going to play around with roughing out and shaping one, while green, for a double curved bow. I did some testing today and the stuff forms very well while green. As long as we can keep the checking in control it should work.
Ryano, Thanks, I agree, that little nagging voice says I better head back out to the shop and seal the fades. Thanks for confirming what my mind was telling me. Keenan
Keenan:
Just for info here is what the growth rings look like. The white center is the pith. Keenan
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