blakey
Active member
Hi guys, i would appreciate some advice. I've started chopping out my last stave from my unknown timber which it seems from all your comments might be Ash? It's only 67" long coz unfortunately that's how the Council crew cut it. Could have done with another 6" at least. Here's a pic (I hope) of it alongside a previous bow from the same log:
Here's the dimensions. Previous bow is 35mm wide and 25mm deep in the mid-section. New stave is 40mm wide and 35mm deep in the middle. Here's the thing; the previous bow pulls in the low forties, and will probably settle downwards yet I think because it was only made recently. But the new one, as you see it in the pic is only budging a few inches with 100 lbs hanging off it, which is all the weight I have? Does anyone have an opinion about the kind of weight a short 66" bow will carry? The cambium is completely intact on this one (on the previous it was breached in a couple of places). I'm really surprised at the stiffness of this one, I was hoping for about 70 lb, but this must be in the 120s? I'll have to reduce it to get it on the tiller, but I'm wondering what kind of poundage I can realistically expect with such a short length? Any ideas appreciated. Cheers
Here's the dimensions. Previous bow is 35mm wide and 25mm deep in the mid-section. New stave is 40mm wide and 35mm deep in the middle. Here's the thing; the previous bow pulls in the low forties, and will probably settle downwards yet I think because it was only made recently. But the new one, as you see it in the pic is only budging a few inches with 100 lbs hanging off it, which is all the weight I have? Does anyone have an opinion about the kind of weight a short 66" bow will carry? The cambium is completely intact on this one (on the previous it was breached in a couple of places). I'm really surprised at the stiffness of this one, I was hoping for about 70 lb, but this must be in the 120s? I'll have to reduce it to get it on the tiller, but I'm wondering what kind of poundage I can realistically expect with such a short length? Any ideas appreciated. Cheers