Back on the bowyers bench making a bbo YEEEHA

[cooter]

It's been about six maybe even seven years since I built my last bow. I finally found all my old tools and ordered some bamboo and osage a couple days ago.    

Thanks,
Cooter

[DEATHMASTER]

That is correct for the limbs.

Tim

[Dano]

Hi ya Eric ol buddy!!!     Sounds like a good project. Shorter lower limb depending on the balance. Here'a a link for a help calculator. Uses temp and humidity to calc MC. Not sure how long you'd have to keep it at that range to achieve the right MC, prolly a few weeks.
 http://www.woodbin.com/ref/wood/emc.htm

[cooter]

Good morning Dano,

Good to hear from ya, I know MC is important. Get it to low and you got a wooden shotgun just waiting to go off, get RH to high and you'll build a limp noodle of a bow. I use to controlled my drying box with a hydrometer and thought 30% RH for bamboo or hickory backed bows is the optimum RH that will make the snappiest backed bow bow that wont explode or take set if worked right.    :D   Pigseye, Good beer if you haven't had any for several months or years    

Talk to you later,
Cooter

[Dano]

"Pigseye, Good beer if you haven't had any for several months or years"

Or it's free    

[Holm-Made]

Cooter, maybe you can get Ol' George to help you.  I haven't heard from either of you in ages.  Chad