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Offline criveraville

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How long to cut handle pieces?
« on: May 07, 2011, 02:21:56 pm »
I was just given a lot of pecan, oak, hickory, ash and poplar board lumber from a cabinet maker. Too short for bows, bit how long should I cut them for handle pieces?
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Offline sailordad

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Re: How long to cut handle pieces?
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2011, 02:26:01 pm »
my hanldes ae generaly 4"
so with fades i would think 6"-8" should be plentiful
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Re: How long to cut handle pieces?
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2011, 02:37:46 pm »
Any length will do it just depends on what you want and If you have small or big hands
« Last Edit: May 07, 2011, 09:27:31 pm by skyarrow »
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Offline bubby

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Re: How long to cut handle pieces?
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2011, 07:04:15 pm »
like sailordad i go with a 4" handle and 1 1/2"-2" fades but cut the blanks eight to ten inches long, gives me more room to layout and ya can use the fade cuts for tip overlays, Bub
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Offline 4est Trekker

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Re: How long to cut handle pieces?
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2011, 07:27:58 pm »
Why cut them?  I'd just leave them as is as cut as you go.  There will be way less waste that way, and you don't squirrel yourself into a corner by designating the lumber for one purpose. 
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Offline criveraville

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Re: How long to cut handle pieces?
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2011, 08:27:23 pm »
Thanks folks... I'm gonna keep the long ones as is and cut a few to add to my wooden blocks center until I need em ;D

or maybe I will make short bows like Ken75 and splice the short pieces and make mo short bows
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