As I mentioned earlier in the annual bow swap thread, I would like to make a bow (working on hickory now) with beaver tail handle wrap, beaver fur string silencers, and a beaver tooth (or other beaver bone) arrow rest. To continue with my beaver theme I would like to make beaver chew marks at the tips and along the limbs. I found the effect I was looking for experimenting on a scrap piece of hickory by using two round files taped together. Would you think, if I didn’t “chew” to deep into the bow limbs, that I would compromise the bow? I was originally planning that I would “chew” from the back of the bow to the side but now thinking that maybe I would “chew” from the belly to the side. Not sure which way to proceed… I have a hickory bow with a pyramidal bevel down the limbs that shoots fine. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated before I start “chewing”! If the bow works according to plan, I will name it the “Beaver Stick”
Thanks!
Dino