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Title: selfbow question??
Post by: Fleatrap1 on January 19, 2014, 08:42:00 PM

I went out today and cut a couple of young trees for my first attempt at a self bow this summer.  I have rough cut the staves and identified the back, keeping all the same growth ring.  I plan to store them in the basement to dry till at least mid-summer (or longer??).  I plan to seal the ends and the back with poly...do I need to seal the belly side of the stave as well???

Title: Re: selfbow question??
Post by: hunterbob on January 19, 2014, 10:38:00 PM

No need to do the belly . What kind of wood? I would use a couple coats of shalac

Title: Re: selfbow question??
Post by: Fleatrap1 on January 19, 2014, 10:39:00 PM

one Osage and a couple of black walnut.