Hi guys I wanted to ask your advice in something that I have purchased. I'm struggling to find staves in the UK and have been working on board bows, but came to the conclusion I should try some laminate bows as the materials were easier to source. So I got some bamboo slats and ordered some osage billets from a company in the ROI, I was happy with what I got and intend to build a bbo when finished with my current project.
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Anyway the current pound to euro rate is good so I thought I'd order more as they were cheap. However what has arrived today was not what I has expecting. They look like billets for a self bow to me.
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Just over 36" long and just over 2" wide, one has a couple of pin knots in with some twist, one end and the other has a crack approximately 4.5" long on one end.
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And from what I can see both seem to join up and were part of the same stave.
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I'm starting to think what Ive got is better than what I thought I was ordering. Is this the case? Can I make a self bow with these? and if so how would you proceed. Ive Z spliced a handle on a board but that was square and this looks more difficult.