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Offline gstoneberg

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Bow Making Aerobics
« on: April 02, 2011, 12:29:35 pm »
Woke up early this morning (can't sleep in even on Saturday ???).  Mary asked if I was going to walk on the treadmill and I said I had a different plan.  Went out to the shop and roughed out 2 osage bows.  One I had already close to a growth ring



the other one not so much.



90 minutes of aerobic draw knife work (with a little spindle sander rest time included ;) ) and they're ready for heat bending.



I love Saturday mornings.  ;D

George

PS. Cipriano, that bottom one is yours.
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Offline Bevan R.

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2011, 12:37:26 pm »
Good workout!!

That last pic looks like you are trying to breed some bow stock >:D

Bevan R
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Offline wildkatt

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2011, 01:01:26 pm »
Love those bent staves  >:D

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Offline fishfinder401

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2011, 01:49:13 pm »
that first one looks like the stave you sent me ;D
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2011, 02:05:03 pm »
 ;D ;D ;D

I have a thing for bent staves, that's for sure.  :D

Yes, actually both of these staves came from the same tree as yours but the second one was from the other (smaller) trunk (it had 2).

George
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2011, 05:03:51 pm »
I hope you at least use straight arrows ;D
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Offline DEllis

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2011, 05:06:26 pm »
Good stuff George, that'll get the blood pumping in the morning ;D
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Offline Bullitt

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2011, 10:29:10 pm »
ya, always said, working a stave with a drawknife, builds the upper body, to shoot the finished bow! ;D
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Offline PeteC

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #8 on: April 03, 2011, 12:54:04 am »
George,you said you have a thing for crooked staves.Is it possible you have this"thing"because that's all you can find growing around your area.Crooked trees.  I know that is my case. ;D. The best wood I ever find is crooked.  That's east Texas osage for you.   God Bless
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #9 on: April 03, 2011, 01:21:40 am »
Sure Pete, the reason I started using crooked wood is because that's what there was.  Then I began to enjoy doing it.  Even so, I cut some bow wood into lengths for the fire pit the other day.  I still have limits I'm not willing to go past.  ;)

I do really like the exercise.  Much better than the treadmill.

George
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Offline fishfinder401

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2011, 01:34:32 am »
Quote from: gstoneberg on April 03, 2011, 01:21:40 am
Sure Pete, the reason I started using crooked wood is because that's what there was.  Then I began to enjoy doing it.  Even so, I cut some bow wood into lengths for the fire pit the other day.  I still have limits I'm not willing to go past.  ;)

I do really like the exercise.  Much better than the treadmill.

George
if only i could convince my parents that ;D how bent is too much, the ones you showed had some pretty good bends in it so now im intrigued ;D
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Offline criveraville

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2011, 04:02:46 am »
George that looks like a real dandy!!! I think I will name it, "Mijo." Looking forward to that hunt :D
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Offline Dvshunter

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2011, 06:38:05 am »
... And then I heated them up and shaped em to floor tiller stage. hahaha.  You think that is a workout? Do that in July in MO.

Seriously, good work. its definitly a lobor of love.
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Bow Making Aerobics
« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2011, 11:17:46 am »
Noel, I've begun to reject anything requires a lot of limb sideways bending to put the string in the handle.  I don't mind taking out deflex. adding reflex, taking out twist, or bending in the handle.  But, I'm not very good at taking a limb sideways.  Most of the wood I'm rejecting I'm getting a billet out of so it isn't a total loss.  Some of the wood I cut with that in mind, but left long anyway, hoping to luck into some character. 

Mijo, I like that.  If you want the bow in its current state (or after I straighten it) I can send it.  I'm looking forward to it too.

Yea, July in the shop in Texas is no picnic either.  I work a little bit, jump in the pool, then repeat.  Not as aerobic, but definitely a sweat-fest.  This is a nice time of year to work.  Thanks, it sure is.

George
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