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2024 Bow Trade - build in progress
Kidder:
Alright - welcome Arvin. If your build changed I sent you an update. If you didn’t get a PM from me nothing changed. Please confirm receipt if I changed your build. Ok everyone let’s get to it!
superdav95:
i've chosen my stave for the trade this year. Its a pacific Yew with gorgeous colors and tight rings. its gonna be a 64" oal and is a hybrid pyramid style with flipped tips. Im contemplating a sinew backing too as i absolutely love the last few yew sinew backed bows i did recently and really perform very well. Ive got lots of width and wood to work with. the bow had a in it when folowing its grain with draw knife. it will need a little heat correction in the handle to straighten some and will be fine. Ill likely do some horn tip overlays and a leather handle wrap. Heres some pics. of the profile roughed out.
Will B:
That’s a very nice yew stave, Dave. Someone will be very lucky to receive the bow you make from it.
I dug through my stave pile and picked the best Osage stave I have. It is very clean and has thick growth rings. It was cut and split three years ago. I’m planning to build a straight pyramid longbow with a leather handle wrap and ebony tip overlays. I hope to back the bow with some nice snakeskins I have.
https://flic.kr/p/2pY9LQ1
Will B:
Here is a photo of the bow roughed out.
https://flic.kr/p/2pYc9Fk
superdav95:
looks sweet already! cant wait.
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