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Offline OffTiller

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any advise on mystery wood?
« on: August 04, 2015, 11:48:06 am »
got a stave from a friend who said he thought it was hickory, but not knowing for certain i don't know how best to handle it. i have no particular design in mind but would like to achieve with this build, flipped tips, which i have never done before. now if it is hickory, the staves i get (should be 2 usable) will have a slight crown since the stave is only so big, should i worry about that or start shaving and keep the width full through the stave and side tiller once i get the bow so bent (don't know how far I should go). am i over thinking and being timid because this is my first stave bow.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: any advise on mystery wood?
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2015, 12:42:27 pm »
Can you post a picture of the stave?
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Offline DarkSoul

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Re: any advise on mystery wood?
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2015, 01:02:53 pm »
Hickory likes to have a crowned back and a flat belly.
Try to post some pics of the stave, so we can give you some specific advise, and perhaps ID the wood species.
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