I am sitting here listening to my heat gun hum as it treats the belly of an elm sapling D bow. The HT setup is identical to the setup belonging to Marc St Louis in Tbb vol4. The bow is greatly inspired by those made by forum member Thunder. Several years back I was struggling to make my first bow, and my wife bought me all 4 TBB for my birthday. I immediately had success. I then discovered this forum board and soaked all I could up like a sponge. As I was waiting for my bow belly to toast, I was overcome with a sense of gratitude to everyone for so freely sharing their experience, ideas, criticism, and compliment. I realized that everything that I know about making a bow is because others generously gifted me their knowledge, whether they know it or not. So thank you! This uh “hobby” has meant a very great deal to me, and I would never have had my first success without the help of all those that give so freely.
