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Offline bubby

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Re: board bow
« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2012, 05:12:34 pm »
mostly you'll find standard 3/4" material, but get a board wide enough to get 2-3 bows out of, Bub
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Offline robbsbass

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« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2012, 05:57:07 pm »
Thanks, I need all the help I can get.

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Re: board bow
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2012, 08:59:19 pm »
when you get your wood, if ya need some help getting going shoot me a pm, Bub
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Offline jtbluefeather

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Re: board bow
« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2012, 11:58:13 pm »
Here's #5 & #6.



left is hickory backed hickory, #25 @ 28", the hickory backing was peeled from the board, turned around and re-glued with actionwood riser and power lam. right is just a red oak board bow, #45 @ 28" backed with a silk tie from Goodwill and buffalo horn tips. All glue was TB3. Still practicing, so I get the cheap stuff!  Oak bow was $9 total supplies, and the hickory was $25... (actionwood riser :) )







post pictures of your progress, these guys will help tons!  Good Luck!
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Offline blackpanem

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« Reply #19 on: February 24, 2012, 12:47:00 am »
wow great job on those!
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Offline robbsbass

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« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2012, 12:56:16 am »
Sorry I haven't been able to answer sooner but the little lady had me redoing all the floors in the house in bamboo, never again..... I am definetly to old to be doing that sort of thing.  At least now I can get caught up on the rest of the work around here then I have my time to do important stuff like trying to make bows that rweally work, at least in my case. I have seen your results ,your bows definetly work very nicely.

   Talk to you guys soon,
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Offline Badger

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« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2012, 01:09:31 am »
  Something I often do is look for staves in 2X lumber, usually maple or white oak where I live. You still have to chase a ring and will often be able to saw some nice backing strips out of what is left over. Typicaly I have to buy a 2X6 to get a clean stave out. Maple and white oak also work well 1/4 or rift sawn as long as they don't have run outs. I find they are a lot quicker and easier. I just finished a nice maple bow last week I was able to chace a ring on and turn the board into a stave.
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Offline Tortoise

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« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2012, 01:18:32 am »
I'm not a big fan of red oak from my experiences, it seems hard to find a good board with good grain that isnt porous or brittle. Thats just me though, maybe need to look harder :P
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Offline robbsbass

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« Reply #23 on: April 08, 2012, 02:35:54 pm »
Thanks for the info, I can use all the help I can get, and appreciate the skills you guys posses.

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