Bamboo backed yew? or osage?

[Echatham]

you could build a hotbox... for cheap....

[Zradix]

I know I could Eric.
I actually have a stove element set aside just for one...lol

Problem is all this stuff is adding up quick.

I picked up some silk ribbon today.
And tomorrow morn I'm going to pick through a new shipment of oak my local yard just got in.
Didn't really want to go with oak, but if they have a good board I will give it a go.

I still REALLY want to make a bow similar to yours in the build.
It's just sweet.

But this will be a good way for me to get my feet wet.

[Black Mockingbird]

Go cut and reduce some hickory or elm saplings down to just barely bending and quick dry em,and they'll be ready to go in a few weeks if you do it right(do some research here)...and in the meantime while those are drying play with a board or two to scratch that impatient itch  

[Zradix]

not a bad idea either ..

Hey guys..I just made a new post asking this, but since I'm getting such good response here I'll ask here too if you don't mind...

What size board should I buy?
I'm thinking a 1x2 as described in the poorfolks site.
I'd rather build a narrow limbed bow as opposed to a wide one.

I'd like the bow to end up 66" 45#@28"

I think I'll need a short grip for this to work.
Think I could get away with a 10" riser?
Sound like a plan to you guys?..1x2 and a 10" riser with a full straight taper to the limbs from grip to 1/2'' TIP??

Thanks!

[PEARL DRUMS]

I go to the Menards on the west side of Lansing. They even carry fir boards. I bet they have 8-9 species of wood in board form. Another place worth the drive is Johnsons Workbench in Charlotte. Ever heard of it? Its Gods gift to the woodworker. Its a sprawling lumberyard/mill/store that carries anything and everything, exotic and all. No osage when Ive been there. I dont need any, but I always ask!

[KHALVERSON]

zradix

ive got a nice 70 inch quarter split ash
aged 6 months in the mini barn
possibly 2 bows in this split
if itll help ya scratch the bow itch
your welcome too it.
Kevin

[Zradix]

Thanks for the offer Kevin.
I do appreciate it.
But it just wouldn't feel right to use your work and patience for my own buddy.

...have to admit...it was hard to say no.
Just went to take a look at my local lumber who said they were getting in a "bunch" of 1x2's and 1x3's in oak yesterday.
...they had 4....FOUR! and only 1x2's...

Then I went into another place I hadn't went to yet who said they had a few 1x3's oak. Got there and they looked at me like I was stupid when I asked where they were...they don't carry the stuff at all...lol

[michaelschwister]

I cut a bunch of osage near troy and Lansing in the middle 90s......

[Bowjunkie]

Unless I had absolutely no way to rip them down, I wouldn't narrow the search criteria by asking for, or looking for 1x2's. or 1x3's. I would look for any size clear oak board with the grain I required... from 2" wide to 10 or 12"wide... and may not even limit myself to 3/4" thick lumber either.

[Zradix]

OH I AM MAN.

I was looking at 8" hickory with some hope trying to cut some section whether it was diagonal or whatever.

[KHALVERSON]

zradix
good luck findin bow wood in the big city
im assuming your talking muskegon
last trip there yielded absolutly nothing for board bows
if ya change your mind the ash stave is here
i dont have much into it other than splitting and storing
some of my wifes family work for a tree service and it was dropped off here in late september last year
Kevin

[Zradix]

Thank you Kevin.

I'm actually heading up north to Ludington..have some gift cert. to burn at that theatre.