trade bow / 60" elm static recurve

[Pat B]

Got a little more work done on my bow today.  I even took 2 pics on the tiller tree with a bit of bend but the camera ate those 10 pics. ..so I took these of the bow lining up the limbs and adding some reflex...

 
 
 

[Art B]

That looks great Pat! Art

[Ken75]

coming along good, hope i didnt offend ya Pat ,i admire age and expirence !

[DanaM]

Pat its lookin very nice and I'm sure TomB would approve. I got the copy of the mag you sent me and you done well on the article. I was very pleased with it. Do you know if little Pat will be at the Classic this year? Would love to see the set all together.

[shikari]

Hi Pat,I am a big fan of your recurves,wish i had the skill to make one.
Keep the picks coming.

[Pat B]

Thanks Art. That elm is nice to work with.
 Ken, I have come to appreciate age and experience too. Better than the alternative!
 Dana, I'll find out if Patrick will be coming to the Classic. If he does I'll be sure he brings the set with him.
 PJ, we might just have to work up a trade! I'm anxiuos to get to the buff horns you sent me but I'm still reading Mr. Karpowicz's book. d;^)

[KellyG]

Looking good Pat!

[broketooth]

mr pat, you got me curious, the heating of the bow is definately magic. im still cuttin my teeth. but im learnin i cant wait to see your red elm masterpeice. ruddy

[Pat B]

Me too Ruddy. We have a nice rainy day here so I should get more done today. I'll take the dog for a walk and get to the basement and get this thing bending.  More pics later.

[shikari]

Hi Pat,
I would say just start working with the horn don't think about it too much,(what I did)I am having a hard time keeping my hands off the Korean style I have seasoning,I am going to put  layer of sinew on the crabbow today.The rest I think I am going to wait till I am moved.I will have some very interesting STUFF(lol) for you once I make a trip to India.
Cheers
P.J.

[Pat B]

I got a little more done this morning. Here is the bent bow on the tree...
 
  Starting to get a nice bend.
As you can see from these pics I still need to work on string alignment but it is looking pretty good at low brace. I'm sweating it a bit at low brace. I'll give it a few hours like this then go back to getting the bending better.
 
 
 

[KellyG]

Awesome pat you will be shooting her soon.

[Pat B]

She's pulling 50#@17" now. Going for 50#@28" Still have more tweeking to do to get her out to full draw.

[ber643]

Looking pretty darned neat in that last pic, Pat.

[Pat B]

Who, me or the bow? d;^)

[Bert Frelink]

Looking great Pat, keep it coming, thanks for the kind words but I am afraid you don't need any lessons from me.
Looking forward to seeing the finished product!!
Nice work.
Bert.      

[Balding Kansan]

Looks good Pat. Hey i was looking at your picture where the tips don't quite line up...would it be beneficial to cut temp. nocks and put a loose string on it so that when you're bending the tips you can see if it's out of alignment and make adjustments while the wood is still hot? Just thinkin' out loud here but it could save from having to heat her up twice. What are your thoughts? I've never done it before so it could just be a hassle.

[1oldbowguy]

Looking good Pat, can't wait to see more.

[Pat B]

Kansan, I don't want to stress the bow at all when hot. I don't need to get the twist out yet. Once I get the limbs bending better I'll re-heat each recurve individually and straighten them up better. Also the tips are 3/4" wide and pretty thick. When I get near final tiller I will shape the tips. I purposely leave the tips wide so I can adjust string tracking by removing wood from one side of the tip or the other. The width of the finished tip will be about 3/8" at the string nock. The strength of the narrow tips will be in their thickness. If necessary I can tweek the tips with heat at any time before adding the finish.

[ber643]

Oh - the bow, Pat, I didn't even notice you passed out under the workbench there -