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Online Selfbowman

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White ash build along.
« on: October 20, 2020, 10:05:45 am »
My wood cutter gave me this what I think is prime white ash stave. Been a learning curve as the ash does don’t heat the same as Osage. I know ash is stronger in tension but I don’t know how much. The bow is 2-1/8 at the fades on the belly. I trapped hopping to balance the tension and compression. The back at fades is  a hair over 1-5/8.just guessing on the trap. Going for 69”ntn. Pyramid. Mid limb on belly1-5/8. Back mid limb hair under 1-1/4. Interesting the trap back ended up about the same as my Osage backs. It’s off the heat bench and caul. Here it is at this point.
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Re: White ash build along.
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2020, 10:07:23 am »
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2020, 10:08:41 am »
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Re: White ash build along.
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2020, 10:15:04 am »
Ash should be a prime wood for heat treating. Like George I've never been able to make an ash bow without fretting but I never heat treated ash. I think I would heat treat to a dark chocolate brown. Also, your fades are too steep. The fades are the transition between the rigid handle and the working limb so the bending limb should come at least to if not into the end of the fade.
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Re: White ash build along.
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2020, 10:28:31 am »
Pat not sure what you are saying.
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2020, 10:43:09 am »
I guess I was looking at your riser block before you blended it into the limb.  ::)
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Re: White ash build along.
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2020, 10:52:21 am »
Which one do you like best?
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« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2020, 11:00:50 am »
I like the shape of the one on the right but I like the slope/length of the one on the left. But the left hand one seems to have a rather abrupt change at about the glue line. I'm leaning toward longer gentler fades as most of my set seems to come in the first 4-6" of the limb.
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« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2020, 02:31:11 pm »
Osage tip overlays.
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Re: White ash build along.
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2020, 02:38:10 pm »
Where are you guys seeing a riser block and glueline?
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« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2020, 04:09:30 pm »
Pat, I saw the different color and assumed it was an added riser. I am not all that familiar with ash.

 Preshaping the overlays before gluing them on makes them easier to blend into the limb tip. At least the taper back towards the limb.
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Re: White ash build along.
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2020, 04:19:14 pm »
It’s a selfbow guys. If it fails on the belly I may put gemsbok on the belly and retlller.
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« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2020, 04:30:13 pm »
Tip overlays complete.
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« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2020, 04:32:26 pm »
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« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2020, 05:34:52 pm »
looks great,,, :)
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