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Title: Decrowned elm selfbow 50# at 27''
Post by: capitainepatenaude on December 04, 2020, 10:35:04 am

Hello!

This is an elm selfbow I made. It's 63'' long and 2'' wide. I decrowned it so I can get a perfectly rectangular cross section. I believed would make a better bow for a short stave like this. Aloso, I wanted to see how elm can handle decrowning. I believe it's my worst decrowning job to date, but fortunately, elm is tough wood! For now, I was shot a hundred time and it's still going strong. Tiller is slightly positive. Hope you like it!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/191294636@N07/shares/783Fm3

Capitaine Patenaude

Title: Re: Decrowned elm selfbow 50# at 27''
Post by: bentstick54 on December 04, 2020, 02:44:35 pm

Nice looking bow. Like the full draw bend.

Title: Re: Decrowned elm selfbow 50# at 27''
Post by: RyanY on December 04, 2020, 02:56:39 pm

Looks good! I would guess elm would do alright with a crowned back as long as it was shallow enough to get the desired width.

Title: Re: Decrowned elm selfbow 50# at 27''
Post by: bassman on December 04, 2020, 04:15:57 pm

Nice job on that one.. a good piece of elm is tough stuff.

Title: Re: Decrowned elm selfbow 50# at 27''
Post by: druid on December 04, 2020, 04:23:06 pm

Very good work. I was never brave enough to do decrowning. 😶

Title: Re: Decrowned elm selfbow 50# at 27''
Post by: Selfbowman on December 04, 2020, 05:53:00 pm

Nice bow enjoy. Arvin

Title: Re: Decrowned elm selfbow 50# at 27''
Post by: capitainepatenaude on December 05, 2020, 10:46:56 am

thank you all for your kind words!

Title: Re: Decrowned elm selfbow 50# at 27''
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 05, 2020, 01:11:23 pm

Very nice. I like it. Enjoy. Jawge