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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Danzn Bar on July 31, 2016, 08:02:03 pm

Title: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: Danzn Bar on July 31, 2016, 08:02:03 pm

During Osage Outlaws outing...I was inspired to get my butt in gear a start working on a buckthorn stave that Greg aka Badly Bent gifted me about three Classics ago.  I know that he and Cody aka Misslemaster has a lot of experience with this wood,  soooo I did some research looking at their past posts on their bows.  I saw some wonderful bows.  So I took a little from Greg and a little from Cody and started my own bow...

I'm just getting started with this piece of buckthorn, And I wish I had taken some pics of the stave before I started whittling on it.  It had a little natural deflex in the handle so I used that to my advantage and added a little more with dry heat and then turned some reflex with dry heat into the mid limbs and tips   The front profile has a little "s" to it and I'm going to leave it as is. I'm going to let it rest a few days after adding the heat to it and then work on getting it to floor tiller.  Here is a few pics.
DBar   

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: bjrogg on July 31, 2016, 08:11:35 pm

Can see the potential in that one Dbar. Be looking for the finished product
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on July 31, 2016, 08:21:43 pm

You are going to love it Bill. Its nice bow wood. Have fun!

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: bubby on July 31, 2016, 08:37:50 pm

Poor man's yew!! Have fun with it, it's nice to work

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: paulsemp on July 31, 2016, 08:47:18 pm

Looking good

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: Arrowbuster on July 31, 2016, 08:53:10 pm

  Cant wait to see it.

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on July 31, 2016, 09:08:11 pm

Looking good Bill. Can't wait to see the finished product

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: Badly Bent on July 31, 2016, 09:50:44 pm

Shaping up nicely Bill, I hope you get a good bow out of it. I'd forgotten that you had a piece of that, should be well seasoned.

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: H Rhodes on August 01, 2016, 12:46:52 am

I bet that makes a good one Bill. 

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: osage outlaw on August 01, 2016, 07:23:24 am

You made good progress on it in the heat Bill.  It's looking like a bow now.  I can't wait to see it finished up. 

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: BowEd on August 01, 2016, 09:35:43 am

That's a real dandy...Good luck with it.

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: Thunder on August 01, 2016, 10:19:26 am

Cant wait to see the finished product!

Cheers
Thunder

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: Aaron H on August 01, 2016, 11:56:41 am

Great shape Bill

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: Chief RID on August 02, 2016, 04:02:29 am

I will definitely watch this one. Good luck DB.

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: SLIMBOB on August 02, 2016, 11:04:20 am

That should really be cool looking when you get it done.

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: George Tsoukalas on August 02, 2016, 07:34:46 pm

I love character bows. It is looking good. Jawge

Title: Re: Buckthorn inspired
Post by: simson on August 03, 2016, 01:52:27 pm

I've been searching for years finding buckthorn. Finally found some but had no luck the first two exploded they were very brittle.
Hope your stuff is good! All the best.