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Post by hawkeyes on Apr 25, 2019 13:53:31 GMT -7
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Post by brokennock on Apr 26, 2019 19:35:28 GMT -7
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Haven't tried walnut for a whitewood bow, how is it. I would have thought too brittle.
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Post by hawkeyes on Apr 27, 2019 4:00:23 GMT -7
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Haven't tried walnut for a whitewood bow, how is it. I would have thought too brittle. Nope, a heartwood/ sapwood combo is great. Obviously better woods out there but it does make a fine bow. Sapwood takes more set so it needs to be wider. |
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Post by Black Hand on Apr 27, 2019 4:37:38 GMT -7
You could also reflex the limbs (bend them away from the shooter, steam) to counteract the set or select a stave with a natural reflex from the start. A rawhide backing might help and a sinew backing will help.
A few other traditional wood choices that might be available where you live: Hickory, Black Locust, Elm, Chokecherry, Ash, Osage, Yew, Juniper.
Some people have an allergic-type reaction to Walnut, so wear a dust-mask when sanding.
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Post by hawkeyes on Apr 27, 2019 6:13:13 GMT -7
You could also reflex the limbs (bend them away from the shooter, steam) to counteract the set or select a stave with a natural reflex from the start. A rawhide backing might help and a sinew backing will help. A few other traditional wood choices that might be available where you live: Hickory, Black Locust, Elm, Chokecherry, Ash, Osage, Yew, Juniper. Some people have an allergic-type reaction to Walnut, so wear a dust-mask when sanding. I'm always on the lookout for all the above mentioned woods, as you know there are indeed many! Walnut is one of my favorite furniture woods, have about 3k worth of ruff cut lumber from my grandfathers woods. I did come across a fresh ash that looks to have fallen during the winter. I'll be taking my bow saw, axe and wedges back out once it dries up a bit to harvest more of that. Plenty for English war arrows and staves. I already ripped on the table saw and turned some ash for arrows, just have to run them through the taper jig to get them down to 3/8" at the nock. These are the standard English Warbow Society's arrow 1/2" to 3/8" at the nock with a forged bodkin head, 7.5" flights, a wickedly devastating missile! I love making my primitive native arrows, but up against a war arrow there is no comparison! I'm never limited on woods and supplies, just the time to harvest so said findings!  |
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