Got a big box from Binghams in today. All there prints, fire hose and fittings, some lams and glass.

Was going to make their pronounced take down long bow, but after looking at the prints, may change my mind.

Their version has really wide takedown longbow limbs. Not a big fan of that.

I laid out all my customs bows last night and compared them. I may use one of them for reference.

I did get riser 3 glued up. Brazilian rosewood with Leopard wood and Maple accents.

Now to figure out what limb...

Nice and colorfull.

Nice work hillbilly

Carpdaddy what kind of rasp is that and is it pretty aggressive?

It's a Shinto rasp...

Your on a roll Hillbilly Must be having fun with it.

Those Shinto rasps are useful. Mine has a coarse and finer side. Need gloves if you are going to two hand it.
If anyone is thinking of getting one, dont get the one with the handle, its too far back to get good pressure and control.

Quote from: Appalachian Hillbilly on January 05, 2022, 12:57:37 PM
Got a big box from Binghams in today. All there prints, fire hose and fittings, some lams and glass.

Was going to make their pronounced take down long bow, but after looking at the prints, may change my mind.

Their version has really wide takedown longbow limbs. Not a big fan of that.

I laid out all my customs bows last night and compared them. I may use one of them for reference.

I did get riser 3 glued up. Brazilian rosewood with Leopard wood and Maple accents.

Now to figure out what limb...

You can sand them down to 1-1/2"  wide but you would need a thicker stack

Sanding, sanding, and more sanding to go... 

Saved the rasping dust and some chips from the Pernambuco riser and used it to color some wool yarn. Became a very nice color.

Nice color, Bue. Did you use water or alcohol to draw the color from the wood chips?

Water. First mordanting with alum and then a small pinch of chalk powder in the color bath.

So yer gonna start knitting?

Roy, have you not heard that the Vikings used Pernambuco  colored wool bowstrings?

Well I'll be darn, I learn something new everyday....

He was hoping for a T boggan   

Wow! I did not know the Vikings made it all the way to Brazil. Surprised they came back after a day of pillaging and booty at Ipanema beach.

Will the colour be permanent with your dye?
Dave.

Quote from: Buemaker on January 06, 2022, 01:38:31 PM
Roy, have you not heard that the Vikings used Pernambuco  colored wool bowstrings?

  I knew that...  Roy is still catching up on things...   

As with most plant dyed textiles  it will fade a bit in the sun.

Shredd do you have a spare room? I'll rather have a couple of gators than this.