Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jayman448 on September 25, 2015, 01:30:04 am
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Stumbled upon these beauts while camping. I dont actually know measurements. Theyre both saskatoon. The bigger one goes all the way to the ceiling. Cant wait to work em
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Hi Jayman I don't know anything about. But it's a great name and those look like cracking logs! There's nothing like stumbling across great bowwood! :)
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If ya cant wait to work em ya dont have to....rough em down to near floor tiller,and strap em down till they are dry enough
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With the bark off, the Serviceberry I have had dried well without cracking (it was cut--not split in half). Leave it as wide on the belly as you can (maybe you have more experience with it than I do, so I'll leave you to it.)
Have fun.
Jim Davis
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Naw i think illtough it out and let these season right. I tried to debark and all and i had it split all to hell. Id hate for that to happen here. Ive got a shorty in progress that needs some tlc. Shes got one bad kink that i got to deal with and then i wanna straighten er out a smidge in the handle area.
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Hi Jayman I don't know anything about. But it's a great name and those look like cracking logs! There's nothing like stumbling across great bowwood! :)
Welll bud whats there to know? Im from north of the border just gettin started in all this, i am slowly getting the hang of knapping, and i ask too many questions. Haha
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You can never ask too many questions.
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And the learnings the most fun part! (sometimes painful too ::) but hey!)
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Don't de bark them, you can mark put your bow and remove belly wood to the pith if it's thick enough. Leave it full width seal your ends and your handle/fades area.
I did on some service berry and ocean spray and have only lost a couple from checking. Always through the handle, but they still make bows