Helping to get another Addict.

[KellyG]

Well on the RV camp ground I am at this guy wanted to make a bow. So we found a hickory sapling and cut. it has been drying for about a month. And we are working it down to a blank. Buckey's only problem is he has no patients with this. He wants to do things now.  
Heck this thing was cut just over a month ago and split. I will let him work it down a bit more with the knife heck it needs to be heated and twist take out anyway. I might build a caul also but help out.

The bow was supposed to be a pyramid but it has a bunch of knots and looks more like a very long flat bow (6') well when we get together and work on it again I will get a few pics up. I need to get my trade and swaps bows done and this does not help but what can you do.

 

[George Tsoukalas]

I like your set up! Jawge

[Pat B]

Good for you passing it on!

[KellyG]

Well Let's see what Bucky has been up to shall we.


Well we have some bad twist and it is bowing side to side.

 

 

Now compare the 2 pics look at how far the tip not clapped is curved out.

I owe a pic of this off the caul (in this cas a flat 2x4).  I am use to them moving a bit once you start unclamping this thing did not.

I meant to get a pic of Bucky with it off the caul.

Some twist has creeped back in but not much. He can't believe how straight we got it.

Now for a question.
This is a sapling hickory and before the bark came off it was knot free. Well once the bark was off it looked like the back of a toad.

Well I have 3 knots like this.
 
They are on the belly facing out what the likely outcome?


Now compare the 2 pics look at how far the tip not claped is cruved out.

I owe a pic of this off the caul (in this cas a flat 2x4).  I am use to them moving a bit once you start unclamping this thing did not.

I meant to get a pic of bucky with it off the caul.

SOme twist has creeped back in but not much. He cant believe how straight we got it.

Now for a question.

[KellyG]

this thing has a high crown boy let me tell you. And in the bottome pic I had removed some of the clamps off that end I ran out when we started the other side.

It sat for an hour before I did that and was cool to the touch.