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Offline El Destructo

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Re: Wide short bows
« Reply #15 on: May 24, 2009, 12:00:10 am »
Depends on the Wood....for Hickory....I would make it 1 to 1 1/4" wide at the Riser...Grip...or Handle...what ever you wish to call it....and 2 1/2" to 2 3/4" wide at the widest part of the Fades...now Paddle Bows are a bit tricky to tiller...so take your Time...and Patrick (Jackcrafty) he also does them.... They get way thin in the paddles and thicken back out towards the nocks...so go slow and watch it closely.
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Offline bigcountry

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Re: Wide short bows
« Reply #16 on: May 25, 2009, 08:33:29 am »
Quote from: El Destructo on May 24, 2009, 12:00:10 am
Depends on the Wood....for Hickory....I would make it 1 to 1 1/4" wide at the Riser...Grip...or Handle...what ever you wish to call it....and 2 1/2" to 2 3/4" wide at the widest part of the Fades...now Paddle Bows are a bit tricky to tiller...so take your Time...and Patrick (Jackcrafty) he also does them.... They get way thin in the paddles and thicken back out towards the nocks...so go slow and watch it closely.

So your saying you can hinge the paddle in no time flat?  Bet its hard removing wood from 2.5" with a scraper.
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Re: Wide short bows
« Reply #17 on: May 25, 2009, 10:17:43 am »
Thats all I use is a Scraper....and now that I got that Wood Hogging Scraper from Shannon....man does it come off nice!!!!
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Offline billy

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Re: Wide short bows
« Reply #18 on: May 25, 2009, 11:28:47 am »
Tillering those thin limbs can be tricky, so I would suggest using coarse to medium-grit sandpaper. That seemed to work the best for me, and it allowed slow and controlled wood removal. 
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