Author Topic: A tale of two staves RECURVE DONE (Read 1700 times)

Bjorn · « **on:** July 22, 2009, 12:42:00 PM »

Early this spring I floor tillered two osage staves and sealed them up for later

Last week I brought them up to Hood River so I could make some shavings with Ted Fry while my kids wind surfed on the river.
One stave is becoming an Osage straight limbed long bow-That is Raptor Archery in the background

And the other one is going to be a recurve. What an exciting place to build bows!

Stay tuned.............................

bigcountry · « **Reply #1 on:** July 22, 2009, 01:22:00 PM »

That would be cool.

Dano · « **Reply #2 on:** July 22, 2009, 01:44:00 PM »

Now that looks like a good time to me.

Hermann From Bavaria · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2009, 02:23:00 PM »

good wood, good location, why should the staves become no good bows? good luck, please tell us more!

Bjorn · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2009, 08:31:00 PM »

We boiled the ends in a big kettle over a Naptha stove and bent them in a vice...........here's Ted doing an end

knap_123 · « **Reply #5 on:** July 22, 2009, 10:13:00 PM »

hi there, i'm new to this site but i have been reading post lately and like it here. but my ? is afer boiling the end and clamping it. how long did you hold it bent as in the pic. or did you tie it off?

TRAP · « **Reply #6 on:** July 22, 2009, 10:32:00 PM »

That looks like an awesome place to make dust...oops I mean bows.

Those are good looking staves Bjorn, did they come from the midwest? Texas?

Looking forward to watching them turn into bows. Hope you made them long enough to accommodate your new draw length.

Trap

Pat B · « **Reply #7 on:** July 22, 2009, 10:39:00 PM »

Knap, the wood cools very quickly. That is why having everything handy when you begin is necessary when bending wood with heat. It will cool enough in a few minutes but you shouldn't stress the bow for at least a week(IMO).
Bjorn, been there but ain't done that ...yet. I had the pleasure of meeting Ted a few years ago and spent an hour or so at his shop. Did you see his moose mount? I remember reading the tale of that moose in PA quite a few years ago.
Looks like quite a recurve you are building. Looking forward to seeing the finished bow.

Bjorn · « **Reply #8 on:** July 22, 2009, 10:39:00 PM »

Some people make a form often from plywood(caul). In this case we held it till cool-10 mins.
The stave gets sinewed next and strung lightly backwards.

Bjorn · « **Reply #9 on:** July 25, 2009, 12:47:00 PM »

In the meantime got the LB done

The tips are antler

broketooth · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2009, 01:14:00 PM »

mr bjorn, i think your long bow looks great. i reall can appreciate the looks of an unbacked osage selfbow. can you show a front profile and a drawn profile? maybe even a closeup of the grip too please?

Bjorn · « **Reply #11 on:** July 25, 2009, 02:33:00 PM »

The recurve is sinew backed and was a real adventure for me-and I had a lot of help from Ted Fry who taught me the backing and bending.
Here's the profile

Really happy with the tips

The limbs were a bit uneven and I had a tough time getting the string centered but it came out in the end

Here's the riser-still some finishing to do and more Tru Oil.............

I know, I know everybody want to see the bow drawn

I can't tell you how well this bow shoots!
So smooth and quiet. Easily the best so far.....
My critic said "Wow, how come it's so fast?"

KENDALL TECHAU · « **Reply #12 on:** July 25, 2009, 04:56:00 PM »

Nice work Bjorn !!

George Tsoukalas · « **Reply #13 on:** July 25, 2009, 06:52:00 PM »

Very nice. Jawge

b.glass · « **Reply #14 on:** July 25, 2009, 07:00:00 PM »

Very, very nice! Bona

Traxx · « **Reply #15 on:** July 25, 2009, 07:37:00 PM »

How long did that Recurve end up being?

TRAP · « **Reply #16 on:** July 25, 2009, 10:36:00 PM »

Outstanding Bjorn

The drawn profile of that recurve is beautiful. The detail work is fantastic as well. Great job.

You don't waste any time. You been working around the clock???

That young man has good form. Good stuff!!!!!

Trap

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #17 on:** July 25, 2009, 11:06:00 PM »

Definetly 1st class! I love the lines on that recurve!

Bjorn · « **Reply #18 on:** July 26, 2009, 02:03:00 AM »

The sinew got 6-7 days of 'settling' in the California sun.
The bow was planned to be 62" but the upper tip didn't quite go as it was supposed to, so now it is 61.5 AMO and 48# @ 28.
TRAP: a recurve is definitely more fiddly-but hey that's what this is all about-right?
Following the two day session with Rod Jenkins that young man is almost impossible to watch! LOL!
There is definitely a stave out there just waiting to become another recurve sometime soon!
Broketooth: Thanks, your pics will be coming tomorrow.

kurtbel5 · « **Reply #19 on:** July 26, 2009, 10:37:00 AM »

Bjorn
Just think how an Elk is going to feel with Adam eyeballing him?
Your self bow hardly looks like a self bow.

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