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Offline snedeker

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silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« on: May 22, 2008, 03:01:59 pm »
board backed with silk and with cherry bark as decorative finish on back.  65" long, 62# at 28", 1.5 inches wide.  Brown osage tip overlays.  I put in about 1.5 inch reflex with heat and it settled in at 0 deflex, 0 reflex.   Leather lacing wrapped handle.  four coats gloss urethane finish and a couple spray on exterior satin urethane final coats.  Bark provided by Matt Simpson.  Flat sawed board.  Tip pic was a little fuzzy, will redo.    This was one where the bow was shaped and tillerd in just a couple days.  Finishes took lots longer.  A new patient Snedeker.   

I have noted the recent breaks.  I have had my share too recently.  Had a 70# hickory done for a big farm boy and decided to flip tips with my new heat gun.  Broke one right off nearly.

Dave

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Offline DanaM

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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2008, 03:03:58 pm »
Looks good Dave, that cherry bark sure is purty eh.
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Offline david w.

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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2008, 03:06:32 pm »
looks great. :) i love that cherry bark
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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2008, 03:14:23 pm »
Great looking bow Dave. Im glad someone broke the string of bad luck not a bow.  ;) Justin
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Offline Skeaterbait

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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2008, 03:51:08 pm »
Ain't nuthin like a good eliptical tiller to make a feller all giddie inside ;D
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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2008, 03:53:49 pm »
SWEET! All-around excellent looking bow, Dave.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2008, 04:33:00 pm »
She's a beauty, Dave. Tiller looks great.   I have some of that cherry bark. I may just put it on the locust board you gave me. Do you think a cloth or rawhide backing first would be necessary or will the bark be strong enough?     Pat
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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2008, 04:40:12 pm »
cherry bark looks great, tiller looks even better.  beautiful bow.
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Offline snedeker

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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2008, 05:28:06 pm »
Pat, I'm told the bark has no tension strength for use as actual backing.  Fabric required.  I put a strip of silk/linen blend on before tillering.  Cloth was white and the bark has holes in it, so I painted the silk black first.    The bark was in 20" pieces so it is jointed together with very slight overlap. 

A structural engineer needs to tell me why the bow doesn't break with the joints in the bark like that?  The silk underneath is taking the tension.

the leather is from an old braided leather belt that was coming apart.  It was pretty thick and I flattened it by running back and forth across a fine rasp.

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Offline BryanB

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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #9 on: May 22, 2008, 06:19:25 pm »
Actually, cherry bark has significant strength as a backing.  The fibers run horizontally around the tree and are quite strong. 
The native americans in Oregon used cherry bark as lashings for halibit hooks and sturgeon spears.  Cherry wood (not bark) tends to be weak in tension.
Your bow looks very nice.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #10 on: May 22, 2008, 06:33:13 pm »
I've used cherry bark over a hickory backing. I may try it as a backing on the locust stave.
Thanks Bryan. It is tough stuff.     Hopefully I will be starting with the Hazel nut stave you sent me. I'm just waiting for the bad karma to move on! :o    Pat
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Offline AndrewS

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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #11 on: May 22, 2008, 07:58:29 pm »
The bow looks great!
 I like the cherrybarkbacking and think the cherry bark has a good tension strength.
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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2008, 08:07:04 pm »
Hey Dave,
Looks good, I like the tiller. Patience always seems to make a nice bow.  :)
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2008, 08:16:38 pm »
Nice bow, Dave. Love the tiller. Jawge
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Offline Jesse

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Re: silk backed Bl Locust with cherry bark
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2008, 08:22:28 pm »
Very nice job. I am looking forward to trying black locust. I have some tree trimmers that are supposedly getting me some. That cherry bark looks great.I should have grabbed some from Ryan when I had the chance.
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