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Offline ScottN

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$200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« on: January 02, 2013, 09:47:45 pm »
Now that the holidays are over, I have $200(in gift cards) to spend at Home Depot.

Home Depot doesn't have a huge stock of wood working tools for bowyers- but they do have some things that are helpful.

Does anyone have any recommendation's of things to buy to increase my bow building arsenal?

Looking to buy everything from homedepot.com for convenience(and they have a better selection than in-store).

Right now all I can think of is clamps!  ;D
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2013, 09:52:10 pm »
Clamps, rasps of different coarseness, bandsaw wouldnt be too bad if you dont have one(make sure you buy some proper blades for the saw(nice ones  >:(  :P ) they generally run about 140$ and then there are other things like a coping saw, or a file for nocks, i suppose you could also buy a board or two for forms to shape bows with something like a tip flipping form or a recurving form.
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Offline Onebowonder

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2013, 09:56:58 pm »
For Christmas, my MIL got me a gift certificate to buy a stationary sander.  It has a large disk and a long (36 inch) belt.  Now maybe I can stop borrowing my buddy the luthier's stuff so much...   :laugh:

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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2013, 10:23:50 pm »
A good sturdy vice, belt sander, chainsaw files, rasp, smooth files, cabinet scraper, lots of sandpaper, shellac, clamps.........
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Offline fiddler49

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2013, 10:54:05 pm »
Lowe's has a 3/4 hp Porter Cable 4 x 36" belt sander with 8" dic for 184 bucks. My fav. tool now!!  cheers fiddler49
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Offline autologus

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2013, 10:58:07 pm »
Quote from: fiddler49 on January 02, 2013, 10:54:05 pm
Lowe's has a 3/4 hp Porter Cable 4 x 36" belt sander with 8" dic for 184 bucks. My fav. tool now!!  cheers fiddler49

I have one of those its awesome.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2013, 11:10:52 pm »
Lots of good ones already mentioned.  Also, gal of denatured alcohol, hatchet, smooth file for sharpening tools, super glue, Tite bond, hot box building materials, maybe a stanley sureform.
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Offline ionicmuffin

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #7 on: January 02, 2013, 11:55:35 pm »
id say just makes sure to go for the things that your most in need of the things that are basic needs for bowmaking
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Offline soy

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2013, 12:03:53 am »
I agree with a good vice, and some pads for the jaws of the Vice to protect the wood... files and clamps and I would invest in a good hand saw.... but I guess that's if it were me spending the money ;)
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Offline bow101

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2013, 12:08:21 am »
A good Jigsaw.....
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2013, 10:56:02 am »
Quote from: osage outlaw on January 02, 2013, 10:23:50 pm
A good sturdy vice, belt sander, chainsaw files, rasp, smooth files, cabinet scraper, lots of sandpaper, shellac, clamps.........

Yep!  X2 - that is good advice.
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Offline Cardboard_Duck

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2013, 11:08:33 am »
I have only built a few bows so far, but I find myself using power tools less and less. I used to use my bandsaw and oscillating spindle sander the most, but my last bow I only used a hatchet, surform, rasps/files, and sandpaper. I feel that using hand tools gives you a lot more control over wood removal, so that it what I would recommend... Just my $.02.
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Offline rkeltner

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2013, 11:25:58 am »
you can order 20 pcs.od 6 ft by 1.75 bamboo at h.d for around 100$
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Offline bushboy

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2013, 11:56:34 am »
Milwaukee heat gun,in the paint section,bout 50$and a belt and disc sander sure is handy if your like me with a young family and time is limited !
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Offline Dean Marlow

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Re: $200 to Spend @ Home Depot
« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2013, 12:20:41 pm »
I don't know if they sell them or not and if you going to work with staves get a good drawknife. Dean
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