Under the tutelage of master bowyer Lonnie Dye I will be building my first bow. I've chosen to build a selfbow. I expect this project to take several months and in the end produce a working piece of art. (or maybe a complete disaster, we'll see. 
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Tonight I started on the bow.
This is the Orange Osage stave that I purchased from Pine Hollow Bows in Arkansas. Inside this piece of wood is my bow. All I've got to do is go find it.
Removing the bark with a draw knife.
All cleaned of bark.
Since it's still a little wet and we want it to dry slowly I sealed the area that I removed the bark from and the ends. This way the stave will dry from the rough side and be less likely to split the wood as it dries.
Next Thursday we will check the moisture content and probably start working the rough side of the wood.
)Tonight I started on the bow.
This is the Orange Osage stave that I purchased from Pine Hollow Bows in Arkansas. Inside this piece of wood is my bow. All I've got to do is go find it.
Removing the bark with a draw knife.
All cleaned of bark.
Since it's still a little wet and we want it to dry slowly I sealed the area that I removed the bark from and the ends. This way the stave will dry from the rough side and be less likely to split the wood as it dries.
Next Thursday we will check the moisture content and probably start working the rough side of the wood.
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