leaving the pith in a bow??

[youngbowyer]

Hi,

Most of the yew branches i harvested have the pith all the way to the side. i want to make a couple of warbows but if i do i will probably have to leave the pith in the bow. Is this a problem?

Thanks.

[toomanyknots]

Never been a problem with me. I just fill it will beeswax and then buff it up real good. First rub it real hard with a glass bottle (as well as the whole bow) as I stuff the wax in there, it makes it an even surface, then just buff it to a shine with cheese cloth afterwards.

[JW_Halverson]

I once tillered the pith out of a bow and it ended up too light.

[DEllis]

I've made a bunch of sapling bows with the pith in them. I just scrape the soft foamy stuff out and seal it up well. Never been any trouble.
Darcy

[Del the cat]

For a warbow, if the pith is still showing up the limb, then probably you need a bigger diameter branch.
But it's ok and looks good on a primitive bow.
Del

[Bevan R.]

I once tillered the pith out of a bow and it ended up too light.

I can't beleive you man!! I tiller the 'pith' out of everything.

Bevan