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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Pat B on February 14, 2023, 02:22:22 PM

Title: Worried about checks in your bow?
Post by: Pat B on February 14, 2023, 02:22:22 PM

This bow was built from a stave that was left on an island in the Missouri River for 15 years after it was cut. Josh(gun doc?) sent me the stave to see if I could build a bow from this badly checked osage stave. The checks were long and went all the way through the stave. After some effort and lots of super glue "Island Girl" was born...
(https://i.imgur.com/rQvcvQ6.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/2aGqbcz.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/7Pf0UhP.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/i4wTjt8.jpg)

Title: Re: Worried about checks in your bow?
Post by: Mad Max on February 14, 2023, 03:19:56 PM

Nice Pat
This one was not so bad but was in the fade, you can see part of the string serving I wrapped around (far left) the limb. And the bark wrap for the grip.

(https://i.imgur.com/D6CqLXX.jpg)

Title: Re: Worried about checks in your bow?
Post by: Buggs on February 14, 2023, 03:53:34 PM

Thats impressive :thumbsup:  Takes skill and dedication to make a usable bow out of firewood.
Looks like a new category of bows is emerging; Primitive Composite

Title: Re: Worried about checks in your bow?
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 14, 2023, 05:27:23 PM

Nice Pat, and Mark.

Title: Re: Worried about checks in your bow?
Post by: Pat B on February 14, 2023, 06:31:31 PM

This bow's name is "Island Girl" and I made another bow from a splinter that came off the edge of the original stave. Her name is "Gidget".
 As long as those checks don't run off the side of the limb they are only a cosmetic problem. Even the one check running through the tip has the string holding it together along with the super glue.