A classic bow experiment

[osage outlaw]

I saw a bow like this several years ago at the Classic and wanted to try to make one.  The stave has paper thin rings.  So thin you can't distinguish them on the top half of the stave.  I removed the bark and sapwood with a draw knife.  Then I used a scraper to smooth the back out.  I never paid any attention to chasing a ring.  The back has numerous violations.  It looks like there might be close to 10 different rings violated on the back.  I sanded it to 400 grit and coated the back with super glue twice sanding after each coat.   Tomorrow I'm going to try to tiller it out and see what happens.  I'm 50/50 on if it makes it or not.  It will either be an interesting bow or an exciting explosion. 

[osage outlaw]

I'm going to try to build it with zero heat corrections.

[osage outlaw]

[bubby]

This should be cool

[wizardgoat]

You taking bets?

[Badger]

  I had about 20 of those in a years time. Theoretically fine grain like that should be less sensitive to popping than thick rings, I am curious to see what happens. I would sometimes have to chase 5 rings to get on not violated. 

[mikekeswick]

I'd chase a ring

[Del the cat]

You go for it... I'm still sittin' on that fine ring Osage 'cos I'm chicken.
I'm a great believer in challenging the received wisdom.
Del

[osage outlaw]

We will find out tomorrow.  I'll post a picture of the outcome. 

[bjrogg]

I'll be watching should have video of this.

[joachimM]

Should turn out fine if the design isnt extreme. Knots and pins are often imo more risky than such shallow ring violations.

[okie64]

Cool experiment, I'm betting that it holds Clint.

[Eric Krewson]

I suspect that it will be OK but never having done a similar bow I am offering just an opinion. I haev violated tight grain around pins a bunch of times with no problems.

I saw a bow once that the woodwasp larva had made the back look like swiss cheese. The bow maker made a bow out of the stave just to see what would happen, nothing happened, the bow held up and was shooting fine.

[bradsmith2010]

please just rawhide back it so it won't explode,,no need to risk breaking a nice stave,,

[mullet]

I'd burnish it and continue on with the experiment. I'm betting it will be a shooter.