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yeoman wrote:That stave is so perfect, I'd be scared to do anything with it for fear of ruining it!

It is perfect yeo,................. all except for one little mind numbing knot!!!!!!!!

Hi Guy's, I was dubious of this knot, and once I got it to low brace, the knot cracked. The black line shows where the crack is. :( I had a look at Del's blog and decided to do a similar repair as I have no other choice really, it had to go! I have a nice piece of leftover sapwood and heart wood off...

Beautiful piece so far mate!! Cant wait to see some bend in it now. What weight are you aiming for with the premium stave? 50 or so again or something heavier? Colin PS, I WANT ONE!! haha The first stave has come in at 47lb @ 28" and it is a sweet shooter, as smooth you like. Bends through the...

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Hi guys, Did a bit more today. I tillered my first stave and it is a cracker I will post pics when I have finished the nocks and final tillered. Below are pics of the second and premium stave I worked on this afternoon. This stave had the bark still on and a nice undulating even sapwood at about 6-8...

hunterguy1991 wrote:That's a pretty nice looking stick mate!!

Hope it all works out. I will be following this thread with much interest!

You were aiming for around 50lbs or so correct? What thickness is the stave at the handle?


Colin

30mm wide x 30 mm thick. Thats all I could keep on this stave Col.

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So I did bit of work yesterday. I have started with the Stave on the right of the above photos, I am leaving the premium stave with the bark on till later. First thing I did was flatten out the back in relation to the belly wood, leaving a nice layer of Sapwood. No need to chase a ring with Yew, as ...

That is Lovely I must say, again well done Daryl.

Just out of interest, why'd you go with a V splice instead of, say, a fishtail or something that would give a larger surface area to glue? You're certainly doing your bit for the wood importation industry. It's great to see someone working with 'exotic' woods. Exotic for us, anyway! Hi Yeoman, If i...

How heavy are these puppies going to be? Hamish. I dont know Hamish! I will let you know when i've finished!!!!!1 :biggrin: Gonna keep these down to a nice shootable draw weight, hopefully around 50lb@28". 72"-73" NtN. With the spliced handles I would not feel comfortable pulling muc...

Hi Mika, The short billets appear to have matched up quite well, do you know if they were cut as 'twins' side by side or long lengths cut in half for postage. Did you pin the holes or were they for the glue to key in? Daryl. Hi Daryl, The billet on the left of the bottom picture is one of Carson's ...

Well you've done it Col, That my friend is a war bow! Post it on Facebook and see what our friends think of the tiller, should be interesting!!!!! :surprised: :surprised: :surprised: I think that tiller is just about perfect, and you should just sand her up, put your nocks on and leave her be. Well ...

Thats awesome Daryl, I am looking to do something very similar in the near future. Love to hear how it shoots.

Techni glue, Bill....

Started on my recently aquired Yew billets today. Going for a couple of nice traditional Yew self bows. Taking my time with these.

If you want a FF string Colin let me know...... I will make you one up.

I was waiting for someone to spot that Daryl!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi Ian, I use Bohning fletching tape on all my arrows. It sticks fine, just make sure you clean the shaft well, before you Stick on the feathers. It sticks on wraps, aluminium, wood, carbon and painted surfaces. For a little bit of extra insurance and because I shoot of my knuckle a lot, I wrap the ...

There will be a couple of us from DVA also. ELB's as standard of course!

Cant wait ot see it!!!!
I am going to do the same with the billets I just received. I want to do a spliced self bow and a spliced bamboo backed osage with the offcuts. nothing to waste here!!!

Seal it up and store it away!!!!!! some nice belly wood right there!
There is some top class billets in there as long as it seasons properly. I might have to give you a call in a year or two.......
Nice work.
Mick.

Nice bow Cam!!! I love the painting on the back, good stuff!

Gonna be doing some splicing in the next few weeks if your interested!!!!!!

........What does it shoot like? Colin, I managed to get down to the club and put quite a few arrows through the bow. I must say I am very happy with the bow and was surprised by its performance, I was expecting the bow to be a bit sluggish. The best way I can describe the bow is that once you star...

Is a spliced billet still considered a selfie? ... SELFBOW: A bow made entirely from one homogenous material, usually of wood. This bow can be made from a single stave or a joined pair of billets. Jeff Hello Jeff, Would a billet bow still be a selfbow if it had a short riser overlay (i.e. inside th...

Trad Bound wrote:So Mick
Been to bed or stay up all night playing in the shed. Or did you sleep with them

No they were in the garage Tony, but I was thinking about them........

Sup mick? Sorry I couldn't get to lilydale I didn't have a working car (voltage regulator on the alternator packed up). Those are some ace looking staves but you've opened a can of worms. Is a spliced billet still considered a selfie? :confused: ... Hi Cam, In my book if it is not backed, it's a se...

So whats in it for me Mick. I want something extraordinary....like fairy dust..... :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: oh great........ put the pressure on! billets on left..... i'm going for a quality ELB. centre billets are for belly laminations, although the big one I can rip in two and make another E...

Hmmm what to build ................

yep minwax........... or truoil.......