Arvin and me

[willie]

The back is very flat.

The belly was almost what I think you would call trapped?

When I tillered I removed the peak of the trap.

If I remember correctly there is still a trapped edge over most of the working limb.

Bjrogg

did you flatten the back or were the rings that way when you got it?

[bjrogg]

The back was naturally flat. It already had the ring chased and sealed. I didn’t touch it
Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

Willie I posted width at fade wrong previously. I corrected it now. I’m going to get you some better measurements

Out of fade was 1.595”

Working on it now

Bjrogg

[bjrogg]

Willie I must have been holding the dummy end of the tape before. I didn’t think it was 2” wide

I used calipers now. I measured at thickness and width at fade and then @ 4,8,12,16,20,24”

I did top and bottom limb

Bjrogg

Ps hope you can read my children scratching

[bjrogg]

I missed a line first picture i fixed it

[willie]

     looks good,thanks    I will plot it in the other thread.  It is nice to have real life examples when making comparisions with the program.  Conventional widsom says every stave is different, and that could be more true if you were to buy a red oak board at the lumberyard where you are, and I were to do the same here.
And less true when a bowyer like Arvin is hand picking the best.