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ok but when I’m posting pictures of my archery skills I will be sure to link you into them
How long have we got?????.............
ok but when I’m posting pictures of my archery skills I will be sure to link you into them
You could have crawled under the Radar Mark.....but......if the instructors know you......you have nay kin chance
How long have we got?????.............
The bowstave needs to be a quarter of piece of trunk about 12 inches in diameter and roughly 7 feet long. Straight and knot free. Wych elm is very rare these days, almost an endangered species, I wouldn't want to cut one down. Not when ash makes a perfectly good substituteI have wytch elm growing on my boundary, what length/diameter do you use.
Really?, I recently redistributed a few thousand seeds all along the woodland either side of my drive removed from my gutters, dropped there by the wytch elms behind my house. Unfortunately that area has been coppiced by the previous owner so there is nothing of the right dimensions for making a bow. They are particularly targeted by grey squirrels and their bark stripping antics.The bowstave needs to be a quarter of piece of trunk about 12 inches in diameter and roughly 7 feet long. Straight and knot free. Wych elm is very rare these days, almost an endangered species, I wouldn't want to cut one down. Not when ash makes a perfectly good substitute
Yeah, Elm and Wych Elm got decimated by Dutch Elm disease in the 1960s. I don't know why it's called 'Dutch' because it came from Canada. Elms used to be a common species and large ones graced many a hedgerow. Now they're as rare as hen's teeth and any that are about are youngsters. If you really do have wych elm (there are three points on the leaf that sort of form a W) you should treasure them and do what you're doing, cast the seeds aboutReally?, I recently redistributed a few thousand seeds all along the woodland either side of my drive removed from my gutters, dropped there by the wytch elms behind my house. Unfortunately that area has been coppiced by the previous owner so there is nothing of the right dimensions for making a bow. They are particularly targeted by grey squirrels and their bark stripping antics.
I don't know why it's called 'Dutch' because it came from Canada.
And he would probably be the first archer in history to shoot himself in the foot with an arrowYou could have crawled under the Radar Mark.....but......if the instructors know you......you have nay kin chance
Yeah, Elm and Wych Elm got decimated by Dutch Elm disease in the 1960s. I don't know why it's called 'Dutch' because it came from Canada. Elms used to be a common species and large ones graced many a hedgerow. Now they're as rare as hen's teeth and any that are about are youngsters. If you really do have wych elm (there are three points on the leaf that sort of form a W) you should treasure them and do what you're doing, cast the seeds about
Ash would be my choice MarkI wouldn’t want to destroy them buddy ,what would you recommend for my first stave? I would want to start with green wood first so I could grow my skill and confidence before I tried with a more seasoned pice.
Watching your progress with interest Mark. My daughter and her husband are coaches at the local club Brixham Archers and she shoots for the Devon ladies team from time to time. I am being pressured to join but like you I have a lot going on. Some really good advice so far.
Ash would be my choice Mark
The other very cheap option and it wouldn't do any damage to the enviroment would be hazel working initially with about a 4 inch diameter staffthanks buddy I think @Ichneumon mentioned that to, I just don’t want to take anything that’s considered rare, didn’t think about that initially lol. I think my first step is seeing what’s available and reasonable to take before I do anything.
This is an Ash bowstave before starting work on it (see picture), a 7 foot long log split lengthwise twice into a 1/4. Ash is plentiful and a very good wood to use. It needs to be seasoned before you work on it. If you work on it green there are two problems 1. It will warp out of shape as it dries. 2. You cannot tiller it because green wood will hold a bend and not spring back. You will also need a wide selection of tools - axe, saws, drawknife, G cramps, spoke shave, small files and a selection of other odds and sods. If you can recruit a few others who would like to make a bow, and if you can source the bowstaves, I can supply all the necessary; we could probably sweet-talk Matt into organising something next year.I wouldn’t want to destroy them buddy ,what would you recommend for my first stave? I would want to start with green wood first so I could grow my skill and confidence before I tried with a more seasoned piece
This is an Ash bowstave before starting work on it (see picture), a 7 foot long log split lengthwise twice into a 1/4. Ash is plentiful and a very good wood to use. It needs to be seasoned before you work on it. If you work on it green there are two problems 1. It will warp out of shape as it dries. 2. You cannot tiller it because green wood will hold a bend and not spring back. You will also need a wide selection of tools - axe, saws, drawknife, G cramps, spoke shave, small files and a selection of other odds and sods. If you can recruit a few others who would like to make a bow, and if you can source the bowstaves, I can supply all the necessary; we could probably sweet-talk Matt into organising something next year.