Primitive Archer

This will be one I'll follow for sure.  I have lots of ERC on my farm and have wanted to build a sinew backed bow using it for a long time.  I had planned to use the sapwood for a bow, as I have always thought that the heartwood was more prone to frets and breaks.  I have never seen grain like yours in ERC, it looks like western red cedar.

I had to 25 to check weight . It won’t go to 25 again till it competes.  The brace shows its limbs are even. I think it was at 32oz. It’s on page five I think. If I would have took it to 28” draw I think it would end up about 28oz

Make sure you get a good full draw picture for us. Those ones of you shootings them in flight are the best

Bjrogg

That's awesome none of them broke! I really like the greenish brown, I'd love to make a set of 8 just of those. I would have guessed the black was something else labelled as poplar if it wasn't for the blotches we've been seeing. Now I'm not sure, but I like them.

I saw thay and it looks awesome. Just so you know, complete build alongs can get you entered into the end of year giveaway if you submit it when done. This single bow build can be broken into 2 build alongs, one for the sinew application, and the other for the bow build. If you had a mind to breake it in two and submit it to qualify for the end of year giveaway

I have an old leather jacket that ive had for over 20 years. I pulled it out the box yesterday and the leather has gone brittle and dry. The collar has cracked and will need work. How do I go about getting it soft again?