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Offline BOWMAN53

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follow and help me along the way. (DYE JOB DONE)
« on: August 29, 2013, 01:29:28 pm »
I got this stave in a trade with Pearly, osage orange 69" long and around 2" wide. Im confident ill get a great bow out of this but it doesnt hurt to have all you experts help me out along the way. the stave has some twist to it, mostly at the end of one limb so i chopped off 7" and now im down to 62". I plan on going with a flatbow design with slight recurves. im aiming for 60# @ 27" i found the center and drew my lines at 1 1/2" wide, the length of the bow. i trimmed it down, close to the lines but not too close.
feel free to chime in and tell me im doing something wrong or give me advice, i want to get the most out of this baby.
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Re: follow and help me along the way.
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2013, 01:36:02 pm »












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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2013, 01:40:00 pm »
Looks like about a 30 degree twist, that will come out eezy peezy with dry heat. No knots will really help you along as well.
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Offline BOWMAN53

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« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2013, 01:49:09 pm »
i need to take it down one more ring right, the one its on is thin.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2013, 02:18:52 pm »
Only if its not cleaned up. Im thinking it is. Scrape the back clean of sealer and see if any rings show through, if not? Make a bow.
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Re: follow and help me along the way.
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2013, 02:34:12 pm »
I'm pretty sure it's clean too. I thought needed a thick ring for the back.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2013, 02:35:15 pm »
Nope, a clean ring is what a back needs. Thick, thin or in between doesn't matter to me.
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« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2013, 02:40:39 pm »
Ok cool cuz i wasnt lookin forward to chasing a ring lol
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2013, 02:45:51 pm »
Keep in mind it may matter to some builders, just not this one!
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Re: follow and help me along the way.
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2013, 02:46:37 pm »
Ubercool thread b/m,would you object if I asked a question or 2 along the way?
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Re: follow and help me along the way.
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2013, 02:51:18 pm »
Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on August 29, 2013, 02:45:51 pm
Keep in mind it may matter to some builders, just not this one!

Well id take your advice over most.
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Offline BOWMAN53

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« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2013, 02:52:36 pm »
Quote from: bushboy on August 29, 2013, 02:46:37 pm
Ubercool thread b/m,would you object if I asked a question or 2 along the way?

Ask away my friend, you might ask a question that may have never thought to ask before
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« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2013, 02:55:52 pm »
+1 pearl. Thin thick doesn't matter to me. If its clean its right as rain.
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« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2013, 03:22:24 pm »
Cool,so you transfered the line with the most wiggle to the center and then to the opposite side?
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« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2013, 03:34:54 pm »
i found the center of the bows width and followed the grain all the way down. then i went back to the center and and measured out 3/4" to both sides, making it 1 1/2" wide and followed the grain again all the way down the legnth.
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