ash or white oak board bows. lets see some pics

[Squirrelslayer]

any of you guys ever made a bow from an ash or white oak board im thinking of doing one so anyone got pics. maybe some while it was being made? i want to get a good idea of what a good ash or white oak board bow looks like

[blackhawk]

Did you run a search first? I'm sure you'll find plenty ....

[autologus]

I'm just about finished with a nice little bendy handle D bow from an ash wheelbarrow handle. I works very well.

Grady

[bubby]

 here's one  http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,32928.0.html

[kevinsmith5]

Bubby, how'd you do the recurves? Steam? Glued in?

[lesken2011]

Here is a linen backed white oak and a rawhide backed, skinned white oak I recently made.

[toomanyknots]

While we are on the subject of white oak, what would be better, a

- white old backed hickory elb, or a
- white oak backed white oak elb, or a
- white oak purple heart hickory elb triple lam, or a
- white oak purple heart white oak elb triple lam?

I guess I am asking which is better in compression, white oak or hickory. I actually hear hickory can be pretty weak in compression, but than again I have seen alot of hickory warbows, so I really have no idea what to think. Also, what about a white oak backed yellowheart?   

[bubby]

kevin I steamed them and then used dry heat to set it in
toomany a white oak air backed or a wo backed epe or wo purpleheart and maple

[rossfactor]

Posted this a few years ago. Silk backed eastern Ash.  47# @28"

Ash is one of the easiest woods to move with steam.  Responds very well to dry heat as well IMO.

Gabe

[Squirrelslayer]

thanks guys theese pics really helped i think ill make an ash recurve like the one in the above post. hey gabe do you remember any dimensions or what you backed it with. you can send me pm if you want.

[tgtmatt]

If you PMed slayer can you let me know what the dimensions were? I'm going to try and find some ash boards to make a bow also.

[George Tsoukalas]

I am not a fan of ash but oak and ash will make a nice bow. Always choose straight grained stock. More on my site. Jawge
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net

[Carson (CMB)]

SquirrelSlayer, Go for a rectangular cross-section or trapped backed rectangular if you use ash. 

[danny f]

heres one i just finished its on another thread, i thought id put it here if you didnt see it. its an ash board. 55# @25"

[tattoo dave]

Ash is great. Here is a 56" bow I made from an ash board.

Tattoo Dave