2021 Bow Swap Progress Thread - Complete

[Roy from Pa]

Yew is another wood that has a mind of it's own and will play tricks on you.

I've cut lams off a dry straight 2" x  2" piece of yew and it turned itself into a barber shop pole:)

I heated it and made it straight and as it cooled it turned right back to a twisted piece of wood.

[TradBowyer]

Well. My motor for my edge sander still isn't back from the shop so I'm resorting to plan B...a hickory selfbow. I will work with my recipient on getting a glass bow built later if desired. But here we are roughed out. Plans are to put some reflex in it and heat treat and we will see where we go with it.

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[kennym]

Plan B looks pretty cool!

[Mad Max]

Plan B looks pretty cool!

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[Mad Max]

I need to put the spec. on here and spray a finish on it

[Roy from Pa]

Very nice Mark.

Love the riser...

[kennym]

Looks sweet Mark!!

[skeaterbait]

Kinda starting to look like a bow. You can also see that I a firm believer that all true genius has a sloppy work area...

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[kennym]

And Roy tole me I needed to clean my bench up!!  Lookin good!

[wood carver 2]

Kinda starting to look like a bow. You can also see that I a firm believer that all true genius has a sloppy work area...
If that's true, then I'm smarter than Einstein... 😜
My bench is covered with tools and crap.
Dave.

[Roy from Pa]

McKenzie ya mean there's a bench under them tools?

Looking good Lonnie

[EvilDogBeast]

Round two, in traction. Zebra and bocote.

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[Roy from Pa]

 

[rainman]

Snakeskin and finish going on the end of this week.

[Longcruise]

My recurve project is not going well!  At this point it is questionable as to whether I can produce an acceptable bow for the trade.   Order is in to kennym for materials needed for the alternative bow.

[Roy from Pa]

Hope things work out for you Mike.

[4 point]

Some great bows in the works here!

[EvilDogBeast]

Got my riser block all cleaned up and cut to size.  Skiving lams and shaping riser over the next couple days.

[Longcruise]

Hope things work out for you Mike.

Oh, it'll all be good.  I'm working on the plan "B" riser right now and waiting on an order from Kenny.  Been raining for three days but it's looking good for through the weekend.

[Roy from Pa]