I might make it to the shop tonight, but I just dont know.  I've got to sand down another bbo.  I did put the leather handle on a bow today though.

tonight I learned not to use a foam paint brush to mix Urac 185    

It pretty much just falls apart before the stuff is even mixed. Oh well, at least I hadn't applied any to the bow yet.

Hope the rest of your glue up went okay.

I sometimes wonder about you boys from Missouri...  

Roy, Scott is just trying out our new foam core glue.  Its supposed to be real fast.

Lol how was I to know? I've never used it before!

But yes....the rest of the glue up went fine. Im trying to resist temptation an leave it clamped just to insure it cures all the way...

Should have read "and leave it clamped"

Peeled the bark on that Yew limb I cut last week, split it on the band saw and got it ready for drying.....Dan

Built a jig to do rapid stock removal from a footed shaft by using a router.

did you seal the back and ends Dan.
and from my experience - you dont want to "chase" the moisture out of yew- it will crack wide open!!!

Yes, put two coats of shellac on back and ends and plan to spray on a third, just for insurance, ran out of shellac though, need to pick up another can tomorrow.  This one is really gonna require a lot of straightening, about a quarter turn of twist, 6" or more of relex and a few knots to deal with.  But, yew is about are rare as gold in this area, so I couldn't resist a try at it....Dan

I got a third coat of Tru-oil on my #2 bow. It's looking real nice.
Dave.

Bought some stain, made a jig/caul to heat treat my limbs on. 1st time heat treating scheduled for tomorrow.

finnaly got to utah ste trailer up after a long 15 hr haul snow bad all the way should a took me 7 hr s normally got out the new lil red elm layed it out thinik ill shorten it from 72 to 66 add curves in tips and such  brock

Glad to hear you made it safe brock.  

Good luck Paul.  Watch the limb color close it will slowly turn a nice chocolate brown, but quickly char to black.

Dave, Cant beat tru oil.  With enough coats it looks like glass.

It might have been a bad idea to use Tru-oil. Now I don't want to let this one go!    
I think I better use it on all my bows from now on so I get used to giving them up once in a while.
Dave.

Tested heat treating on some scrap wood, went ok but I changed my mind on using it on this bow. There is minimal set now, weight & tiller are good so I'm going to finish it up,

Installed buffalo horn tips & tested some stain on scrap, looked great to me.

tried to flip the tips of a hickory board bow.  Results were explosive...I got a little agressive and now I'll have to turn it into a very short bow.  I'm thinking Modoc style...

Started on my trade bow this afternoon. Wish me luck.

hey Dan, if that limb is still green, and you have split it you can clamp it to a caul, inducing some reflex, and taking the twist out- and it will dry like that, you do have to allow for spring back but it is very do- able.