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Gerhard Olivier:
Nice job you made of it too.   Does the Ash bend easy or do you have to warm or steam it as well as thin sections.  I havent tried any bending but would love to make a recurve bow one day and I want to use something with a pretty grain.  I was thinking that a lot of thin lams would resist fracture better than longbow stile of bow.

Gerhard

tinkerer:

--- Quote from: geroli on September 24, 2009, 12:59:23 PM ---Nice job you made of it too.   Does the Ash bend easy or do you have to warm or steam it as well as thin sections.  I havent tried any bending but would love to make a recurve bow one day and I want to use something with a pretty grain.  I was thinking that a lot of thin lams would resist fracture better than longbow stile of bow.

Gerhard

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Using resin glue, it sets up slowly and you have plenty of time to get it clamped into the form. The gentle curves of a compound bow should be very easy. I don't know how easy it would bend after the glue sets. I know you get some spring back when removing from the form. I bet there are forums for bow makers that would have the answer. A quick search came up with this link. A lot of woods were mentionedand Ash was not one of them.
http://www.stickbow.com/stickbow/bowbuilding/
I think this link is more what you are looking for
http://www.hot.ee/leintz1/Plokkvibu/compoundbow_eng.html

Bernd:
Very nice wood work there Tink.  :thumbup:

Bernd

bogstandard:
Tink,

Working with wood and myself don't get on too well, but that doesn't stop me enjoying artisan work.

That lamp looks truly wonderful, and only wish I had the skills to do such a thing. But after trying all my life, all I end up with is a lump of the brown stuff that is nearly what I envisioned.

Bogs

rleete:
Very organic / natural look to it.  Almost like it grew that way.  I like it.

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