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Offline Josh

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Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« on: February 21, 2011, 11:01:21 pm »
This is all I got so far.  Gonna put the finish on it and then post it.  Just really proud of this one so far had to show the tips off.  :)
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2011, 11:04:33 pm »
Tease!
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Offline Matt S.

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2011, 11:07:24 pm »
Was this from a board or a stave? Steam, boil or direct heat?
That's a nice recurve tip, I hope I can make some like that in the future!
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2011, 11:09:02 pm »
Josh, thats a nice looking curve
cant wait to see the rest of her
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2011, 11:10:34 pm »
Thanks guys.  It is from a board and I steamed the wood for around 45 minutes before I bent them.  I bent the limbs over a year ago finally decided to splice them together this weekend and finish it up.  Almost done with it now.  ;D ;D
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2011, 11:29:08 pm »
lookin good ...i blew a recurve up today , hope this one comes out better than mine
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2011, 11:34:20 pm »
Quote from: Josh on February 21, 2011, 11:10:34 pm
Thanks guys.  It is from a board and I steamed the wood for around 45 minutes before I bent them.  I bent the limbs over a year ago finally decided to splice them together this weekend and finish it up.  Almost done with it now.  ;D ;D

I hope I don't annoy you with my questions, but did you bend it when it was 3/4" thick (assuming this came from a 1x board) or did you thin the board down to near finished thickness? I do most of my work with RO board bows and I'm just starting to experiment with bending, so to see how successful you've been with this gives me lots of encouragement!
Can't wait to see the finished bow.
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2011, 11:54:13 pm »
That sucks Ken keeping my fingers crossed with mine!  ;)


Matt, I think I took the tips down to half an inch thick before I steamed them.  Then I used a piece of tin on the belly while bending to keep splinters to a minimum but it still had a few.  they came out while tillering.  I didn't use a 1x2 it was actually a 1x4 and I cut the board to 2" wide.  The finished bow is around 1 7/8ths wide at the fades.  Hope this helps.  :)  Good luck with yours!
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #8 on: February 22, 2011, 12:00:00 am »
Quote from: Josh on February 21, 2011, 11:54:13 pm
That sucks Ken keeping my fingers crossed with mine!  ;)


Matt, I think I took the tips down to half an inch thick before I steamed them.  Then I used a piece of tin on the belly while bending to keep splinters to a minimum but it still had a few.  they came out while tillering.  I didn't use a 1x2 it was actually a 1x4 and I cut the board to 2" wide.  The finished bow is around 1 7/8ths wide at the fades.  Hope this helps.  :)  Good luck with yours!

Yes, that helps a lot. Thanks! :)
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Offline eagleone

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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #9 on: February 22, 2011, 01:24:08 am »
that is sweet! cant wait to see more pics
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #10 on: February 22, 2011, 01:32:24 am »
Looking good Josh!
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #11 on: February 22, 2011, 01:58:06 am »
man, you got me thinking about building another asian style bow out of red oak
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2011, 02:04:08 am »
Nice looking curves Josh. Looking forward to seeing the rest.
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2011, 02:25:59 am »
Those are some serious recurves!  Come to think of it, I have a very plain red oak d bow that could be spruced up...
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Re: Red Oak Recurve Sneak Peek
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2011, 10:12:07 am »
Whats up with these "sneak peeks" kinda like taken a tea break? ??? Come on Bring it already! ;)
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