New place to store some wood.

[jamesh76]

We werent using our garage entry for anything. This space is 78" wide and will be inside the house in a climate controlled area.  Will this work good for storage? I plan on working them to final ri g and close dimensions then storing here until I work them. Then return them for storage until its full.

[BowEd]

Good idea and use of space.

[jamesh76]

Not sure about 1 hickory sapling I have. Thinned to 3/4"  thickness and 2 1/2 wide but by the time I get to one tip, it's all sapwood?

[osage outlaw]

That will be a great space to store bow blanks.  Make sure to seal the backs after chasing a ring and storing them.  I use shellac.  Cheap and easy to remove later.  Or you can put a finish right over it.  I keep at least a dozen blanks in the house to keep them dry.

[jamesh76]

That will be a great space to store bow blanks.  Make sure to seal the backs after chasing a ring and storing them.  I use shellac.  Cheap and easy to remove later.  Or you can put a finish right over it.  I keep at least a dozen blanks in the house to keep them dry.

absolutely. I still use glue to seal. I haven't had any dry enough yet to use but I think I can use a green scratch pad and a little water to make it damp and remove the glue. Added 2 more to it since this picture. A hickory and 1 short little osage which will have to be a kids bow. It had a pretty deep crack it took a long time to get below and isnt very thick or wide.  I seen it when I hauled it home, had no idea how long it was on the ground. Wasn't sure if I could salvage it or not.  Have another piece from the same piece I will look at tomorrow. It's a little bigger. Not sure about cracks on that one yet.  Also took 2 more hickory and a hackberry from.the shed.

[Eric Krewson]

I really like your storage idea, much better than my hodge podge bow blank storage shelf. I often have to unload the whole shelf to find my next victim, I may never get around to some of these blanks.