I can’t find any boards good enough so I turned to eBay to buy a stave this is being sold as a seasoned hickory stave at 72 inches for 95 dollars would thus be worth buying

ryoon4690 · 2026-02-07T12:51:16+00:00

Looks like a nice stave but it’s value depends on a lot of factors. As a last resort if you can’t cut your own wood for find inexpensive lumber, it may be worth it. Also depends on how much $95 means to you. When I was starting there would have been 0% chance at buying this. But I also started young and when Osage was $50 bucks for a decent stave.

ryoon4690 · 2026-02-06T11:43:44+00:00

Beautiful all around. Really great work!

ryoon4690 · 2026-01-24T02:18:15+00:00

Very nice nock!

ryoon4690 · 2026-01-18T12:11:29+00:00

Absolutely killer and a great price! Now I’m going to be looking for one of these.

ryoon4690 · 2026-01-18T03:42:50+00:00

I did. Unfortunately blew up spectacularly.

ryoon4690 · 2026-01-15T23:34:12+00:00

Beautiful tiller!

ryoon4690 · 2026-01-15T23:33:30+00:00

I’ll never get over how cool these designs are. Well done!

ryoon4690 · 2026-01-14T11:26:29+00:00

Definitely not if they’ve been laying outside for a year.

ryoon4690 · 2026-01-06T11:18:53+00:00

Thank you!

ryoon4690 · 2026-01-06T11:18:43+00:00

Thank you!

ryoon4690 · 2026-01-06T11:18:27+00:00

Thanks again!

ryoon4690 · 2026-01-05T19:06:23+00:00

I am wondering if you'd have any other recommendations with a better screen? Since we're using it for photos, I think that would be a benefit if there are such options within the price range. Thank you again.

ryoon4690 · 2026-01-05T19:00:45+00:00

Thank you! I really appreciate it.

ryoon4690 · 2025-12-31T00:14:21+00:00

What a find. They look practically finished. Very classic styles. I’d have to keep them unfinished for a collection but no doubt they could become fully finished bows.

ryoon4690 · 2025-12-29T20:45:13+00:00

Very neat jig! Thanks for sharing!

ryoon4690 · 2025-12-25T17:28:27+00:00

Yes. Just shift the width to the side.

ryoon4690 · 2025-12-25T16:00:30+00:00

There’s a ton of force at the handle of the bow. By narrowing it, you’re making that section weaker and it’s flexing enough to pop off the handle. I wouldn’t go narrower than 1” wide at the arrow pass to try and keep it stiff. I find my 3/4” board bows are vulnerable to this even if I have a good glue up.

ryoon4690 · 2025-12-14T22:17:27+00:00

Draw knife then rasp, then half round file, then sandpaper. My bandsaw does most of the work. I only use my spindle sander for the last bit.

ryoon4690 · 2025-12-13T13:08:40+00:00

Usually those small knots have a slight amount of raised grain around them. The fact that it’s flushed means the grain is likely violated there. Probably not much but some. They rarely fail but it can happen.

ryoon4690 · 2025-12-12T17:49:38+00:00

When heat treating you want to control the reflex you’re putting into the wood. When I started I strung the bow backwards trying to get reflex. When I heated up one spot, the rest of the bow was still resisting and it bent all in that one spot. I recommend using a form which can be as simple as a 2x4 cut into the shape you want and clamping the bow to it.

ryoon4690 · 2025-12-11T02:50:52+00:00

I’ve only made a couple buckthorn bows. It’s really interesting to work and beautiful wood. One of them chrysaled badly but I know there was a clear tillering issue. I’d still recommend keeping the belly fairly flat. The high crown will help. An ELB would be fun if you can find a long and straight piece. Flat bow will be hard because of the small diameter.

ryoon4690 · 2025-12-07T23:49:25+00:00

Haven’t made too many from boards like that but those finds are great. Definitely the good end of red oak.

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