alpo
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Post by alpo on Jan 25, 2008 10:59:13 GMT -4
ok, so I have cleaned up enough to find a stave & some tools , let's see if I can make a bow. Here is a piece of hornbeam, 65" long, a bit over 3" wide for most of its length.  found the mid-point  then laid out a profile...  the profile shown is a 5 " handle on centerline, 2" wide tapering to 1 " at the tips....but its drawn with pencil, so changes are still possible....given the width, would anyone suggest cutting this stave into 2 pieces along the blue chalk line & attempting 2 bows from this piece, or stick with the more forgiving line of best fit as shown. |
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Post by ARROW SLINGER on Jan 25, 2008 18:40:37 GMT -4
Now were cooking!!!!!!!!! I might get up the nerve to takle the Osage or Yew sitting in the dungeon yet this winter  |
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Post by archeryman57 on Jan 26, 2008 15:05:08 GMT -4
Great to see you joining the bow build shop, alpo. Hard to go wrong with a stick of HB. I am interested to see how you get along with it.
Quick note, when I use a stave that has some twists I like to follow the natural growth lines or keep the limbs wide. By making the limbs wide it cuts down on the amount of grain run off on the working parts of the limbs(edges). The stave will let you know what it needs to make it bend. Although they can be hard to read at times.
Please keep us posted.
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Post by ironfistcanada on Jan 31, 2008 9:21:30 GMT -4
Your off to a good start Alpo. Keep the pics coming and best of luck.
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Post by alpo on Feb 6, 2008 10:39:37 GMT -4
I got a bit more kindling peeled off & shaped the limbs some   cutting it down to size W/ a draw knife & farriers rasp....    current dimensions are : 7/8" wide X 5/8" + thick at tips 1 1/16" wide X 7/16" thick at outer 1/3 point 1 1/4" wide X 7/16" think at inner 1/3 point  handle area is still 2" wide x 1 1/2" thick....so I'll cut a bit more away at the fades & add string nocks next |
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Post by bowhunter on Feb 6, 2008 22:38:29 GMT -4
looking forward to the finish Alpo!
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Post by huntwisely on Feb 7, 2008 6:14:50 GMT -4
Looking real good so far - maybe we will see you at the primitive shoot in May !
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Post by POINTY STICKS on Feb 7, 2008 9:22:34 GMT -4
Hey what about the Frozen Finger om the 24th? It's just down the street a little.
Come on you know ya wanna ;D
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Post by alpo on Feb 7, 2008 10:24:42 GMT -4
No promises on the shoots....chances are good I'll be at a rink freezing my fingers on the 24th, but with luck it might be a rink nearby...
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Post by archeryman57 on Feb 7, 2008 10:39:14 GMT -4
Looking good. Those rasps are a fine wood cutter. That hornB is a clean piece to work with. It will soon be tiller time.
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Post by ARROW SLINGER on Feb 7, 2008 12:56:38 GMT -4
So how come you left out all the pictures from the Bandsaw and belt sander steps ?? |
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Post by archeryman57 on Feb 8, 2008 16:04:02 GMT -4
I like the way it is looking Alpo.
Don't you fret AS, the shop is not big enough to get very far from the beltsander.
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Post by ARROW SLINGER on Feb 9, 2008 20:20:35 GMT -4
Hopefully Someday!! I'll be brave enough to attemp the
"OL SCHOOL WAYS" of Bow making, I have my Grandfathers old draw Knife hanging on the wall, but never attempted using it yet
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Post by alpo on Feb 11, 2008 9:45:26 GMT -4
I should be able to get back to scraping today as the snow is preventing most everything else.
No band saw or beltsanders have been used so far in this production though, but there was definitly some power assisted wood removal with an electric planer. I'll have more pic's to post by tomorrow.
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Post by huntwisely on Feb 12, 2008 7:24:20 GMT -4
Looking forward to the tillering and finishing steps - Any thoughts yet on how you are going to finish it - True, or Tung Oil, stain, leather, cord, spruce root for the handle, etc.
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