dusty
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I found the piece of Black Walnut in a off cut box and got it for nothing.
I had it for a couple of months and keep looking at it as the grain was not quite right
It ran off But I had some time off over Christmas so thought I would have a go
at making a laminated longbow
I backed it with some 4mm thick straight grain ash
I glued it up with 2 inch of back set and left it alone for 5 days
To play safe I left it a bit wider in the handle a inch and a quarter wide
and 76 inch long I have a draw length of just over 30 inches so tend to make my bows a bit on the long side for safety
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu92/carlnewham/DSC00008.jpg
You may also be able to see that I have a bit of sap wood on the left limb (it is lighter)
I have been please with the way it shoots having shot about 500 arrows so far with he bow
The bow is 55lb at 30 inch Its self nocked at the moment but I have the horn nocks made and ready to put on if the bow show now problem over the next few weeks
If every thing goes well I will shorten it by 2 inch and put the nocks on
I have not seen a long bow made out of Black Walnut it is easy to work with and looks really good when finished
I think I will try and find a better piece of timber next time
But then again If this piece holds up I may not need to
Full draw
I had it for a couple of months and keep looking at it as the grain was not quite right
It ran off But I had some time off over Christmas so thought I would have a go
at making a laminated longbow
I backed it with some 4mm thick straight grain ash
I glued it up with 2 inch of back set and left it alone for 5 days
To play safe I left it a bit wider in the handle a inch and a quarter wide
and 76 inch long I have a draw length of just over 30 inches so tend to make my bows a bit on the long side for safety
http://i637.photobucket.com/albums/uu92/carlnewham/DSC00008.jpg
You may also be able to see that I have a bit of sap wood on the left limb (it is lighter)
I have been please with the way it shoots having shot about 500 arrows so far with he bow
The bow is 55lb at 30 inch Its self nocked at the moment but I have the horn nocks made and ready to put on if the bow show now problem over the next few weeks
If every thing goes well I will shorten it by 2 inch and put the nocks on
I have not seen a long bow made out of Black Walnut it is easy to work with and looks really good when finished
I think I will try and find a better piece of timber next time
But then again If this piece holds up I may not need to
Full draw