Stave Press ?

[J05H]

Has anyone used one? Is it worth the money?

[Dane]

I was wondering the same thing. It seems like a well thought out gizmo, but not something I would want to have, but keeping an open mind is important.

Dane

[Grunt]

It took me 1/2 hour to make my own adjustable bow press. Makes getting that first high brace easier.

[George Tsoukalas]

Why do you need that? If you can't brace it by hand or with a stringer she's not ready for the short string. Jawge
http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/

[El Destructo]

Why do you need that? If you can't brace it by hand or with a stringer she's not ready for the short string. Jawge

My thoughts Exactly.......

[The Gopher]

i don't think they are talking about a press to string a bow, i believe they are talking about the stave press as the title suggests. it is a new vise type thing that holds a stave while workign on it. they've just popped up in the last couple of catalogs from 3 rivers.

It looks interesting but i am skeptical that it would actually hold a stave tightly enough, also it seems like the stave would want to rotate.

[John K]

I have a nice big vise that works great !

[Justin Snyder]

It has been at the top of the page for a couple of days now. It looks like it should work OK.

[acker]

Take a look above , at the commercial banner here in the forum  
There is the stave press
The idea behind it is not that bad ad all, looks quit handy .

[jwarwick]

Hey Guys,

I'm Jon Warwick, inventor of the StavePress. I'm a bow maker just like you guys (albeit not as talented as some) here in Mississippi.
This is a new product on the market, but I've designed, re-designed, re-designed, and tested, tested, tested this device over the past several years.
I really have to say that its the cats * for holding a stave while you're working it down to a bow... but I know guys like you all who test it and report on it here on PA are the real judges.

Unlike a shop vise, where you have to carefully set your wood in the jaws each time you re-set, you can just throw the wood in the StavePress and tighten- it will hold anywhere on the bow with no damage... snakey part, straight part, it doesn't matter. This is a much faster and safer process for the wood fibers.

It will hold your wood firmly but gently- never crushing the wood fibers like a shop vise, and since it binds from the top and bottom instead from side-to-side, you can really bear down on the wood with your hand tools. Its portable, can be clamped anywhere with C-clamps, and is heavy enough to hold a big piece of timber... it weighs 27 pounds. It has padded jaws that won't dent or scratch the wood at all when you get close to the final bow tweaks.

Next time you see the banner come up at the top of the page, click on it and go see my website for a demo video and more info, or go to www.stavepress.com
if you're curious.

Best to all, Jon

[mullet]

 Click on the Banner, it's pretty interesting.

[El Destructo]

                                Pretty Slick.......send Me one...and I will give You my Honest Opinion...........

[sailordad]

i went to his site and checked it out
looks like the next best thing since canned beer and zippers on trousers 

if i made alot of bows i would get one.but since i only make a couple a year
i just cant justify the $$$

Mike as far as "giving you one",id be willing to bet that a freebee would have to get lots of rave reviews to make it worth his while
therfore an honest opinion could only be brought out after a person spent his/her $$ for it.then one can say what they want without regret

but it does looks like,as Jon described it,that cats ass for holding your would whilest working on it.

neat invention Jon,hope you sell lots of them

[Grunt]

Ok, Stave Press not a bow press. Looks like a cool tool.

[Lombard]

Looks like a really sound idea, and a well built tool. However like one of the other guys alluded to; for someone who only does the occasional bow, it may be hard to justify the cost of the tool.