Welsh Ash Bow.

[Hrothgar]

Very nice bow. Like the way ash finishes too.

[adb]

Very nicely done. I have some ash staves curing... I'll have to give that design a go.

[wvarcher]

Great looking bow!   It's great to see pics of bows with so Little string-follow.  It seems a lot of people are making pyramid bows of this type.  I am going to attempt a second one with quarter sawn wood.   How wide is the bow right where the fades start?

[Pat B]

Dragonman, nothing beats simplicity when it comes to form and function. Well done.

[medicinewheel]

Great bow!

[Pappy]

Good looking bow,Ash make a beautiful bow that's for sure.
   Pappy

[Parnell]

Makes for a good baseball bat, too.  That's a very dependable looking bow.  Bet it'll last a long time.
Nicely done, Dragonman!

[HatchA]

Nice, inspirational bow!  Could you give more info on the whole "quarter-sawn" method?  Does the grain cut diagonally through the bow's length?

[dragonman]

Thanks all, Hatcha... it was actually Half-Eye, that put me onto using quarter sawn grain orienration , The grain should run as close to 90 degrees down the length of the bow as pos. in other words the grain runs down the back and belly rather than down the edge of the bow. This balances out differences in the yearly growth rings.... equalising out weakness in  the growth rings making a more uniform stave.. A weakness in one growth ring will then make very little difference , with the grain the other way , it would make a big difference

Wvarcher, it is 2 inches at the fades, tapering to 1 3/4" with 10" stiff tips

[HatchA]

Nicely explained, thanks man.

[Lombard]

Nice work, I too like that quarter sawn Ash.