I've been given a Wych Elm stave to work into a bow. I'm aiming for a wide flat primitive shape with nice willow leaf shaped limbs, about 80# at 30". It's mostly sapwood, but once I started working it with a spokeshave I could smell that earthy peppery Elm smell. The figure in the grain also looks like Elm.
It's coming along nicely pulling to about 70# at 23" at a low brace. I've heat treat it to take out that reflex kink and to prevent chrysalling,hopefully.
Pic on the right shows one limb heat treated.
Note:- The two pics on the left are taken at an angle, so the grip looks left of centre.
There's a couple of videos on my Youtube chanel:-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSQasahMT18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3VTd3v6kuU&t=5s
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