FIRST ANNUAL SCAVENGER BOW CHALLENGE SIGNUP THREAD

[k-hat]

I'm in, but in limbo.  Got 3 other projects with precedence.  I'm gonna have to reglue my splice then continue.  I'm hoping to have it finished in time!

[psychmonky]

Since my maple floor boards fell through, I am going to have to start something else...Hickory wheelbarrow handle from Lowe's. It'll be unlaminated. Gonna chase a ring and make it a 60" self bow.

 

[psychmonky]

Here it is after taking it down to my desired ring. now on to lay out and then try to heat some of the prop twist out of one limb.

 

[LittleBen]

Haven't posted in here since I decided I was somehow going to find a legitimate piece of wood and excitedly joined the challenge. Turns out bow wood is alot more easily come across in the woods than the city. Unless I can make a bow out of chipboard furniture I don;t know what to do.

Then the other day I found myself refinishing an old oar for decoration ... once I got the paint stripped I realized it was a piece of almost prefectly straight (white?) oak. Unfotunately it was salvaged from my grandparents house and I cant part with it. Not to mention a little (read "a ton of") linseed oil made this thing look fanstastic.

Still looking for something .... meanwhile time is ticking. Hope I can pull something together.