Nice stave! What's the length?
My method in a nutshell:
- Seal ends. Leave bark on.
- Remove the 'bad' half, so you're left with a clean half log that will produce one bow.
- Put aside indoors to dry for a month or two/three.
- Remove the bark and bring the dimensions down to near finished dimensions. Stop at the beginning of floor tillering.
- Put aside until the woods stops losing weight. Typically takes three to six weeks.
Drying longer is better, but this is a pretty quick method that works well for all woods species with saplings under 3" across.
