I've been posting quite a bit on the bow threads and I thought you might like to see the latest primitive bow. It's a bit like the holmgaard but the limb transition at the tips is not quite so pronounced.
This is a bow from a 3" diameter elm pole. It's been carved with an axe, spokeshave and now I'm working it with a rasp and scraper because the wood is tearing quite a lot.
('scuse the bike pump, just off to the right is a recurve in the bag press. I was working on this one while the glue was drying)
This is the back. There's still some cambium layer on there. I intend to leave it
This is unstrung showing the natural recurve
and here it is pulled to just above brace height.
I realised I had gone a bit too far with the left limb tip so I've taken off the last inch or so and that has cured it.
There's a bit to do yet on bringing the bend into the handle more...watch this space...
This is a bow from a 3" diameter elm pole. It's been carved with an axe, spokeshave and now I'm working it with a rasp and scraper because the wood is tearing quite a lot.
('scuse the bike pump, just off to the right is a recurve in the bag press. I was working on this one while the glue was drying)
This is the back. There's still some cambium layer on there. I intend to leave it

This is unstrung showing the natural recurve

and here it is pulled to just above brace height.

I realised I had gone a bit too far with the left limb tip so I've taken off the last inch or so and that has cured it.
There's a bit to do yet on bringing the bend into the handle more...watch this space...