One of the Ash trees at my permission has fallen over in the winds we had earlier this year.
next week I've got sometime off so I intend to go up and process it into firewood and other stuff.
theres a portion of the tree which looks to my inexperienced eyes as suitable to make into bows.
my question is......
would I be better leaving it in the whole (just cut the log to size and leave alone) or split it into staves now to allow it to season before I start working on the bow?
I may also make a few other bits out of the tree but the Bow is definitely the main idea bar firewood
next week I've got sometime off so I intend to go up and process it into firewood and other stuff.
theres a portion of the tree which looks to my inexperienced eyes as suitable to make into bows.
my question is......
would I be better leaving it in the whole (just cut the log to size and leave alone) or split it into staves now to allow it to season before I start working on the bow?
I may also make a few other bits out of the tree but the Bow is definitely the main idea bar firewood