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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Sasquatch on February 25, 2013, 12:04:52 am

Title: ERC Bow
Post by: Sasquatch on February 25, 2013, 12:04:52 am

This is like my 5th bow and my first ERC i chose the worst stave I had. It was so thin on one end that i had to do my first inlay( It sucks I know).  Thats why there is a hinge in the upper limb near tip and it is so light.  I backed it with a peice of fabric that i found at my school.  The fabric is some type of canvas.  Specs:  35#@26, 20oz, B50.   Thanks

Title: Re: ERC Bow
Post by: Sasquatch on February 25, 2013, 12:08:32 am

There are tear out marks on belly, i didn't want to take any more wood off.

Title: Re: ERC Bow
Post by: mwosborn on February 25, 2013, 12:50:58 am

That ERC can be a challenge!  Looks like it turned out ok even with the light weight and inlay.  I just finished up one and it has turned out to be one of my best shooting bows so far.  I added sinew and that really made the bow snappier.  I have some more ERC drying and looking forward to working with it again.

Yours looks about like mine in that it ended up being mostly sapwood.  Wonder if a guy could work it down so that you could get more of the colored heart wood?

According to your shirt and your comment to school you must teach science?

Title: Re: ERC Bow
Post by: Sasquatch on February 25, 2013, 01:34:26 am

You guessed correctly, middle school Science. Its great, i even get to teach the archery class in school. :)   I wasn't to concerned with this bow.  Once i saw that it was going to need the inlay, i didn't want to waist the sinew.  Ill save that for one of the better staves.  You could remove most of the sap wood, but i heard that it does not make much difference other than cosmetics.  However on the next one i will do just that and see for my self.  This bow does not shoot very fast.  Next bow will have thinner tips. Thanks for the comment 

Title: Re: ERC Bow
Post by: Jmilbrandt on February 25, 2013, 01:42:07 am

Looks pretty nice! That was a clever fix with the inlay. Most of my ercs have been heartwood because I cant bring myself cut it off it's just too beautiful. I haven't noticed a difference in heart or sapwood performance wise. Wonderful wood to work with though!

Title: Re: ERC Bow
Post by: burchett.donald on February 25, 2013, 02:52:04 am

  Beautiful handle! Nice job...

Title: Re: ERC Bow
Post by: Pappy on February 25, 2013, 08:48:11 am

Nice save,looks good to me.  :)
  Pappy

Title: Re: ERC Bow
Post by: raghorns on February 25, 2013, 10:14:18 am

Yes indeed, very nice....wish I'd had a teacher like you way back when.

Title: Re: ERC Bow
Post by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on February 25, 2013, 10:23:59 am

looks pretty cool.  Cedar can be a mean ol...girl . looks like you done good by it

Title: Re: ERC Bow
Post by: Sasquatch on February 25, 2013, 11:35:20 am

Thanks Everybody! Yall are a great audience.  raghorn its this is the time when the teacher becomes the student again.   I'll make something a little better soon. I finished this bow last weekend and i finished another Osage this weekend. I'll post pics some time today. :)

Title: Re: ERC Bow
Post by: autologus on February 25, 2013, 11:41:22 am

I really like it, I love ERC.  I cut me some last week, now I just have to wait till it cures.

Grady