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PeteDavis

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Red Elm Stave
« on: December 27, 2010, 10:27:45 pm »


I have a dry red elm stave here. Way over-big and 72". 2" of natural reflex. I'd like to make as long a bow as I can get from it.

What are some safe oversize width tapers to rough out of this stave. My first stave bow.

Also, should I remove all the sapwood and use the first heartwood ring for the back? I like the idea of leaving a skein of sapwood over the back for mottled camo.

Aside from these questions, any random thoughts on red elm?

PD
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Red Elm Stave
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2010, 10:35:45 pm »
I've seen several posts on here of elm bows made in WarBow strengths, isn't Marc St Louis' whitewood warbow article in the last PA from elm? 

I think you got some good wood there, good luck.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Red Elm Stave
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2010, 10:42:58 pm »
No you don't need to remove the sapwood. Jawge
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Offline wvarcher

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Re: Red Elm Stave
« Reply #3 on: December 28, 2010, 12:08:28 am »
I've used R. Elm almost exclusively to make bows and i cant tell any difference between the sapwood and heartwood.
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PeteDavis

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Re: Red Elm Stave
« Reply #4 on: December 28, 2010, 12:17:18 am »
This stave is 3.5" deep. It may have two bows in it. Sapwood is 1/2". I'll try to get a pic up tomorrow.

PD
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