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Offline Lee Slikkers

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HHB - Trade Bow (was in Progress...now not so much)
« on: March 23, 2011, 11:31:51 pm »
Well, I've been working on the HHB stave and decided to add a little reflex on the Caul with the heat gun.  Here's a shot of "her" cooling down.



Here are a few of the materials planned for the build...some Goat rawhide, Choke Cherry bark and some White-tail antler for tip overlays.  At least I think those are the material...it's an evolving project.





Until later...

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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2011, 11:46:04 pm »
Looking good.  HHB is some good wood.
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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2011, 04:06:35 am »
Cool this is going to be a nice one! I look forward to seeing more :o
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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2011, 06:17:02 pm »
Ok, so here are a few more pics of the progress so far...

Got the Rawhide backing glued down (sorry, forgot to snap pics of that part of the build) and then waited a week for it to fully cure/dry.  Last night I got the Cherry bark glued down and unwrapped it and cleaned up the edges of it this morning.

















Going to give the Bark backing a week to dry/cure as well and then onto the tillering tree and long string...thanks for looking.

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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2011, 06:21:32 pm »
Man thats looking good! what species of cherry is that? The bark I get here I think is choke cherry and has more of a redish look once scraped and sanded, I really like the way yours looks! This is shapeing up to be a great bow! Keep up the good work

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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2011, 06:23:48 pm »
I love that cherry bark. I've made a few bows with it. You probably didn't need the rawhide as cherry bark is very strong on it's own but it will be extra strong now!
  Josh, on the first cherry bark backed bow I built I cleaned up the bark to show of the beautiful coppery colored surface. The ones since I left all the lichens and moss on and just sealed over it. Makes a great camo effect.
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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2011, 06:27:18 pm »
Quote from: Pat B on April 04, 2011, 06:23:48 pm
I love that cherry bark. I've made a few bows with it. You probably didn't need the rawhide as cherry bark is very strong on it's own but it will be extra strong now!
  Josh, on the first cherry bark backed bow I built I cleaned up the bark to show of the beautiful coppery colored surface. The ones since I left all the lichens and moss on and just sealed over it. Makes a great camo effect.

Cool I will have to try that! Have you had problems with the moss and stuff coming off and leaving spots of the back un sealed? I am guessing you just seal the back very well so it cant?

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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2011, 06:45:25 pm »
Around here this stuff is called Wild Cherry or Black Cherry...I was hoping to find some of the ornamental species like the Birch Bark Cherry (really dark burgundy colored) or Chinese Cherry but I have already walked every stitch of woods that I have access too and really couldn't hope to find a mature ornamental just growing in the middle of no where so I "settled" on our local variety (and I SOOOOO hate settling) anyway, I will keep my eyes peeled for such a Cherry in the future and then maybe I will be satisfied with myself.

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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2011, 06:55:15 pm »
Lee, that looks like the correct type of cherry. Did it peel around the trunk or up the trunk?
 Josh, I just added Tru-Oil just like on and other bow but I did put it down a little heavier. So far no problem with it coming off.
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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2011, 06:59:39 pm »
Thanks pat

Lee regardless what kind of cherry it is it looks great! I think the stuff you are talking about real dark burgandy is what I have. I have in up to 18" long if you want I could ship some to you so you can find that satisfaction with your self ;D
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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2011, 07:03:37 pm »
Thanks Pat, this bark came off "around" the tree vs. vertically...I located this small stand of Cherry along a sandy spring creek and this particular tree was all dead standing with the exception of one lone branch which must have kept is alive during the year.  I am not sure how harmful the removing of this type of bark would be to a perfectly healthy tree but I felt better taking these strips from this one.  I suppose the tree would live ok assuming no disease affected it until it could start to repair the scar (not unlike a Cottontail girdling all the small saplings in our area during the winter months)

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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2011, 07:08:24 pm »
Stripping the bark will usually kill the tree. The cambium between the bark and wood is the only living portion of the trunk. Striping the bark exposes the cambium and dries it out. I think most folks that collect cherry basrk get it from dead trees. Easier to get and no damaging to a living tree.
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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2011, 07:10:09 pm »
Quote from: Elktracker on April 04, 2011, 06:59:39 pm
Thanks pat

Lee regardless what kind of cherry it is it looks great! I think the stuff you are talking about real dark burgandy is what I have. I have in up to 18" long if you want I could ship some to you so you can find that satisfaction with your self ;D

Oh boy, it's not very nice to tempt me like that Josh...LOL!  It would look pretty dang nice against the contrast of some Osage though huh?  Anything in the lower MI area that you would want that I might be able to send you for a swap?

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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2011, 07:14:41 pm »
Quote from: Lee Slikkers on April 04, 2011, 07:10:09 pm
Quote from: Elktracker on April 04, 2011, 06:59:39 pm
Thanks pat

Lee regardless what kind of cherry it is it looks great! I think the stuff you are talking about real dark burgandy is what I have. I have in up to 18" long if you want I could ship some to you so you can find that satisfaction with your self ;D

Oh boy, it's not very nice to tempt me like that Josh...LOL!  It would look pretty dang nice against the contrast of some Osage though huh?  Anything in the lower MI area that you would want that I might be able to send you for a swap?


dont worry about it I will let you know when I send it out I have your address still from the bow trade address list, if I cant find your address I will PM ya ;)

Josh
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Re: HHB - Trade Bow (In Progress)
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2011, 09:06:09 pm »
That cherry bark is nice looking stuff. Good work so far.
Darcy :)
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