Author Topic: 2024 Bow Trade - build in progress (Read 2122 times)

superdav95 · « **Reply #15 on:** June 12, 2024, 01:18:20 pm »

Quote from: Selfbowman on June 12, 2024, 12:03:13 pm

Send me a stave and I’m in.

not to put you on the spot but... i can send you a stave. we would love to have you join in. let me know!

Selfbowman · « **Reply #16 on:** June 12, 2024, 05:45:10 pm »

Quote from: superdav95 on June 12, 2024, 01:18:20 pm

Quote from: Selfbowman on June 12, 2024, 12:03:13 pm
Send me a stave and I’m in.

not to put you on the spot but... i can send you a stave. we would love to have you join in. let me know!
[/quote Send it Daxe you know my address. But you might get it back then you wasted a stave.🤠🤠🤠

superdav95 · « **Reply #17 on:** June 12, 2024, 07:44:23 pm »

Quote from: Selfbowman on June 12, 2024, 05:45:10 pm

Quote from: superdav95 on June 12, 2024, 01:18:20 pm
Quote from: Selfbowman on June 12, 2024, 12:03:13 pm
Send me a stave and I’m in.

not to put you on the spot but... i can send you a stave. we would love to have you join in. let me know!
[/quote Send it Daxe you know my address. But you might get it back then you wasted a stave.🤠🤠🤠

lol. id be ok with that! check with kidder and see if you can still get in the trade and ill send you one. keep me posted.

Kidder · « **Reply #18 on:** June 12, 2024, 10:16:05 pm »

Quote from: superdav95 on June 12, 2024, 07:44:23 pm

Quote from: Selfbowman on June 12, 2024, 05:45:10 pm
Quote from: superdav95 on June 12, 2024, 01:18:20 pm
Quote from: Selfbowman on June 12, 2024, 12:03:13 pm
Send me a stave and I’m in.

not to put you on the spot but... i can send you a stave. we would love to have you join in. let me know!
[/quote Send it Daxe you know my address. But you might get it back then you wasted a stave.🤠🤠🤠

lol. id be ok with that! check with kidder and see if you can still get in the trade and ill send you one. keep me posted.

This is an easy fix for me if you actually want in. But the complete disregard for my completely arbitrary deadline is not something I can take lightly! Let me know asap please.

Selfbowman · « **Reply #19 on:** June 12, 2024, 10:53:03 pm »

Ok I am in! 40-45#@28 !!! RH

Kidder · « **Reply #20 on:** June 12, 2024, 11:10:35 pm »

Alright - welcome Arvin. If your build changed I sent you an update. If you didn’t get a PM from me nothing changed. Please confirm receipt if I changed your build. Ok everyone let’s get to it!

superdav95 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 17, 2024, 10:35:19 pm »

i've chosen my stave for the trade this year. Its a pacific Yew with gorgeous colors and tight rings. its gonna be a 64" oal and is a hybrid pyramid style with flipped tips. Im contemplating a sinew backing too as i absolutely love the last few yew sinew backed bows i did recently and really perform very well. Ive got lots of width and wood to work with. the bow had a in it when folowing its grain with draw knife. it will need a little heat correction in the handle to straighten some and will be fine. Ill likely do some horn tip overlays and a leather handle wrap. Heres some pics. of the profile roughed out.

Will B · « **Reply #22 on:** June 18, 2024, 05:55:47 pm »

That’s a very nice yew stave, Dave. Someone will be very lucky to receive the bow you make from it.
I dug through my stave pile and picked the best Osage stave I have. It is very clean and has thick growth rings. It was cut and split three years ago. I’m planning to build a straight pyramid longbow with a leather handle wrap and ebony tip overlays. I hope to back the bow with some nice snakeskins I have.
https://flic.kr/p/2pY9LQ1

Will B · « **Reply #23 on:** June 18, 2024, 05:58:40 pm »

Here is a photo of the bow roughed out.

https://flic.kr/p/2pYc9Fk

superdav95 · « **Reply #24 on:** June 18, 2024, 07:15:01 pm »

looks sweet already! cant wait.

superdav95 · « **Reply #25 on:** June 18, 2024, 07:16:10 pm »

I thinned down my sapwood a little today. it was pretty thick

Selfbowman · « **Reply #26 on:** June 18, 2024, 07:44:54 pm »

Guys those are good looking staves. Will that’s good looking pile of Osage. I will be building a Hickory bow with the help of another trade member.

Kidder · « **Reply #27 on:** June 19, 2024, 03:58:36 am »

Great start you guys! I’m debating on doing either a boo yew or a boo ipe. Built a boo yew each of the last two trades and really like them. But also have some nice Ipe and have never worked with it. What do you guys think I should build?

Will B · « **Reply #28 on:** June 19, 2024, 09:06:01 am »

Any boo-backed bow you make will be nice, but it’s hard to beat the look of yew heartwood. Good luck with your build.

superdav95 · « **Reply #29 on:** June 20, 2024, 10:53:01 pm »

so this yew stave may turn out to be more of a challenge then wanted for a trade bow. here are some pics of various edge pin knots and clusters that i will have to deal with. I know Del has done some magic with filling these sorts of issues in with plugs and glue. I may give that a try and rewatch some of his chronicles on the issue. This piece has some character and still have to deal with the bend in the handle.