I have gotten to the point that if I back a bow with anything, I'll stop it about 3-4 inches before the tips. One, it helps me size up my sinew string when I tie it on. Two, less tip weight for faster limbs(debatable). Third, I spray the last bit of exposed wood with stove cleaner(osage only) to give it a nice dark brown tip. This is what I did on short bow I just finished, turned out to be maybe one of my most beautiful bows.
All very good points. The color change with the oven cleaner is probably very similar to what happens when you wash the grease off a heat bended bow with lye. Different woods change colors differently. A dangerous process with cool results.
Stopping the video at #1:22, I would round that tip off on both top and bottom, get them as perfect as possible then heat them up, sand them off, and once smooth start rubbing them (this includes the entire bow by the way) with glass or smooth rock to impact the ends of the wood fibers so your bow won't split at the ends. Am I right? Let's find out! :)
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I have gotten to the point that if I back a bow with anything, I'll stop it about 3-4 inches before the tips. One, it helps me size up my sinew string when I tie it on. Two, less tip weight for faster limbs(debatable). Third, I spray the last bit of exposed wood with stove cleaner(osage only) to give it a nice dark brown tip. This is what I did on short bow I just finished, turned out to be maybe one of my most beautiful bows.
All very good points. The color change with the oven cleaner is probably very similar to what happens when you wash the grease off a heat bended bow with lye. Different woods change colors differently. A dangerous process with cool results.
Stopping the video at #1:22, I would round that tip off on both top and bottom, get them as perfect as possible then heat them up, sand them off, and once smooth start rubbing them (this includes the entire bow by the way) with glass or smooth rock to impact the ends of the wood fibers so your bow won't split at the ends. Am I right? Let's find out! :)
That's a perdy bow Mr. Riggs.
It's coming along nicely.
Are you going to pull a bunch of reflex into the bow during sinew?
That's an excellent question! I'm planning on stringing it backwards when I back it.