Faux bow trade 2022

[WhistlingBadger]

I finally got some buffalo sinew on my juniper recurve over last weekend! Now I'm letting it dry and looking for a good snakeskin or two to cover it.  It's kind of rough looking--my next one will be a LOT better, I think--but it isn't peeling off and it's pulling the bow into some reflex, so that's gotta be good, right?

I'll try to grab a few pics tonight and get them put up tomorrow.

[WhistlingBadger]

OK, here it is.  It's a rocky mountain juniper recurve, backed with bison sinew. Got the sinew on last weekend. It was my first experience sinewing a bow, and it looks like it--not nearly as smooth and pretty as I would like. But I'm pretty sure it worked.

Now I have to wait several weeks to it to dry, shrink, pull the whole thing into a bit of reflex, and otherwise work its sinewy magic. In the mean time, I plan to put on some bison hoof tip overlays, try to find a nice bull snake skin (or a couple rattlesnake skins) to cover and waterproof it, and think happy thoughts.

[mmattockx]

More static tip photos...

One tip glued up on the form:




Straight off the form:




Cleaned up:




I still have underlays to glue onto the tips, they are on the pre-form right now. Will pull them off tonight, let them dry overnight and then glue them on tomorrow.


Mark

[Allyn T]

Looks good guys. Thomas I think you did a great job with the sinew

[Allyn T]

Well I was told yesterday that my design for the bow I had wouldn't get me the poundage I wanted without a ton of set so I'm starting fresh. Debarked a new stave last night. Gonna rough it out tonight after my son goes to bed.

[mmattockx]

Allyn,

Thanks for bringing this up again. I have been swamped this summer and had forgotten about this thread. I have everything lined up to glue up the bow I show the static tips for above, just haven't been able to get time. September should slow down quite a bit for me so that will likely be when I find a couple days to get things happening again.


Mark

[BetterTrees]

Hey!
I bet that redbud is ready now!

I've spent very little time at home this year. I'll be back this coming week. I suppose I should move on to that bow.
I've done three since then out of my truck, but none of them are the best bow I could have made.
Thanks for bumping this one back.

[Allyn T]

Sounds good guys. I power washed the inner bark off my stave and started using a drawknife to rip it down to size. I'm hoping to get over to Dave's so I can use his bandsaw

[Dvshunter]

I'm ready when you are bud.

[Allyn T]

Don't tease me

[BetterTrees]

I got this redbud down to where the two sapwood rings are only on the handle section and it's as close to floor tillered as I feel comfortable using power tools to do.
The reflex is pretty uneven, so I'm throwing it on the caul now and really toasting it. Then I'll set some overlays and start long string this evening.

Posting pictures is so inconvenient.

[superdav95]

Sounds like a great build you got goin Allyn.  The stain curves look sweet.  Just curious,  How are you attaching these to the bow?  An integrated lam with the bow on the belly perhaps? 

[Allyn T]

That's actually Mark's build.

[mmattockx]

Sounds like a great build you got goin Allyn.  The stain curves look sweet.  Just curious,  How are you attaching these to the bow?  An integrated lam with the bow on the belly perhaps?

If you are referring to the laminated static tips, I plan to use a V-splice to attach them to the end of the working limbs. Not sure yet if I will add any reinforcement or not, will depend on how well I get the splices fitted and how good the glue lines look I think.


Mark

[Russ]

i hurt myself pretty decently and havent been able to work on my bow. ill get around to it soon.