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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: shamanthesky on October 28, 2013, 05:32:54 pm

Title: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: shamanthesky on October 28, 2013, 05:32:54 pm

Hi I'm new to forum but i've been working on this stave about 2 months. back of the bow is damaged thats another story. so now im trying to fix it with new growth rings.

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Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: bubby on October 28, 2013, 06:19:37 pm

hi, welcome aboard and good luck with the bow, bub

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: Knapper on October 28, 2013, 06:34:34 pm

Welcome Sham,
 Good luck with your project and hope to see finished work
Knapper

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: DuBois on October 29, 2013, 01:34:27 am

What is the damage from? Are you going to back it? Good luck whatever the case and welcome!

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: blackhawk on October 29, 2013, 07:30:17 am

Is the second picture to the right there the back with the rings showing? I count nine rings down...and the stave doesn't look to thick...are you sure you'll have enough wood once down to that last ring? Are you sure that's hornbeam too? Doesn't really look like it from here?  ???

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 29, 2013, 08:21:34 am

 If you insist on making this one go? Id suggest rawhide and titebond III glue. That is more than a violation and in the hardest working portion of the limb.

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: koan on October 29, 2013, 08:50:04 am

Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on October 29, 2013, 08:21:34 am

If you insist on making this one go? Id suggest rawhide and titebond III glue. That is more than a violation and in the hardest working portion of the limb.

+1

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: shamanthesky on October 29, 2013, 09:00:42 am

well thank you for all your comments and informations. looks like what i working on this project going to be a trash. im considering to give up and start another one.

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on October 29, 2013, 09:07:54 am

I think it wise to start another, if you have more.

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: Slackbunny on October 29, 2013, 09:23:38 am

Is that hornbeam, or hophornbeam? The two are similar and commonly confused. I don't know much about hornbeam. But I've worked a fair bit with hophornbeam, and its growth rings are normally quite small and its not productive to chase a ring in my opinion. The first ring under the bark is the ticket. If that is badly violated I don't bother with the stave.

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: blackhawk on October 29, 2013, 09:54:51 am

Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on October 29, 2013, 09:07:54 am

I think it wise to start another, if you have more.

+1 ...that's a nasty violation

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: shamanthesky on October 29, 2013, 09:56:24 am

i believe it's a hornbeam but could be beech thou

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: koan on October 30, 2013, 08:52:53 am

You could plane the back flat and glue on a piece of hickory.. Brian

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: Buckeye Guy on October 30, 2013, 11:37:48 am

Set it in the corner and start the next one ,may be some day come back to it !
Koan , you must really be good with a planer to be able to flatten the back on a stave like this !!

Title: Re: Hornbeam Stave
Post by: koan on October 30, 2013, 11:53:53 am

Nope... but hoping someone can figure it out  ;)