"Not Wide" Red Oak Board Bow Not for BOM

[George Tsoukalas]

Here is a photo at brace. The brace height is 7". The bow is 66.5" long and 45# at 25". The bow is 1" wide. I'll show full draw on the next post. Jawge

[George Tsoukalas]

After 30 years of bow making, making bows from all the usual bow woods (and some not so usual), and making bows from boards and log staves, I still get a thrill when I hit my draw length on my rope and pulley.

The set is about 1.5" so far.

This has been quite a journey.

Jawge

[Bob Barnes]

thank you for the posts... it looks like you still have it... 

[bentstick54]

Doesn’t get any better than that. Thanks for sharing.

[bradsmith2010]

great work,, congrats,,

[Aksel]

Nice job on that narrow board! What does front profile look like?

[Pappy]

Looks good from here, nice tiller. 
 Pappy

[George Tsoukalas]

Thanks, Pappy. I am glad you like it.

Thanks, Aksel. I will take a photo of the unstrung profile ASAP.

Thanks, Brad.

Thanks, Bob, and thanks for your help with the photos.

Thanks, bentstick. I took my time with it.

Time to tie a string for it.

Jawge

[Selfbowman]

Jawge great thread by a great bowyer. Keep them coming. Arvin

[George Tsoukalas]

Thank, Arvin, that means a lot. Jawge

[George Tsoukalas]

I wanted to mention  a couple of things.

The grain on that stave is really straight with just a little wiggle on the upper limb.

There are really no run outs. Run outs are really places where the grain lines run off the edge and have nothing to do with the type of bow.

I tried to add a little reflex to the last 8 inches or so but could not as the limbs were too thick because the bow is pretty narrow at 1". I was able to add a 1/4"

I started the limb taper to 1/2" nocks about 8" from the tips. I intentionally left that area stiff to cut down on the set which is 1 3/8" which counts the 1/4" I added.

Thanks, all, for looking.

Jawge

[George Tsoukalas]

Aksel, here is the unbraced photo you requested. Jawge

[Little John]

  Great job as usual Jawge, and I know just how you mean about not being able to draw the heavier bows any more. 40# to me feels stout to me and 50 is all I can do but am trying to work back up to it. 60 pounders are out, I am re tillering my 60 pound elk bow down to 50 and if it comes in at 47 to 48 that is ok too. Anxious to see the full draw finnished pictures.

[George Tsoukalas]

Thank you!
I am grateful that we can still do our bow building.
Little John, good for you. You have a goal.
I am going to stay at 45#.
Today, I just did a little sanding. I sanded to all the sharp edges from the nocks.
Jawge

[M2A]

1" wide, thats pretty narrow. Very nice! tiller looks great.
Mike