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Offline Pat B

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Re: Mulberry stave-How to fix these Knots?
« Reply #30 on: March 23, 2014, 02:30:53 pm »
The belly generally isn't a problem with knots. I would put super glue on each one and let it cure then begin scraping again.
  Mulberry is a cousin to osage. Even though it I lighter it is quite strong and can compete with osage in performance. Tip  overlays will remedy the problem of the sapwood denting.
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Re: Mulberry stave-How to fix these Knots?
« Reply #31 on: March 23, 2014, 02:35:50 pm »
Tips are overlayed, the dents are on the belly from the bowyers knot being squeezed so tight with a FF tillering string. I was actually thinking of a little belly tip overlay on the bottom limb to remedy that.
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Re: Mulberry stave-How to fix these Knots?
« Reply #32 on: March 23, 2014, 02:39:16 pm »
I don't use FF so I don't have an answer for that.
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Re: Mulberry stave-How to fix these Knots?
« Reply #33 on: March 23, 2014, 03:10:03 pm »
all the mulberry I have is pretty darn hard, never thought of it as being soft
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Re: Mulberry stave-How to fix these Knots?
« Reply #34 on: March 23, 2014, 03:37:33 pm »
OK then, I'll just dig out the little bit I can easily get to that is rot and super glue away.
Thanks folks.
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Re: Mulberry stave-How to fix these Knots?
« Reply #35 on: March 23, 2014, 03:52:23 pm »
Trees are wonderful... they put in extra wood around knots so that we can make bows. Since punky wood serves no purpose, you can get rid of it and fill in or not as you choose. Your draw weight and draw length desires are conservative, so should be safe with a non-perfect stave. Looking at your pictures, I'd just make a bow out of it and expect it to hold together. Enjoy.
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Re: Mulberry stave-How to fix these Knots?
« Reply #36 on: March 23, 2014, 04:06:10 pm »
Good point Michael  ;D
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Didn't I send you a mulberry?
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Re: Mulberry stave-How to fix these Knots?
« Reply #37 on: March 23, 2014, 04:09:28 pm »
Those little knots don't amount to much Doobs.  You can dig em out and fill em or just dope em like Pat said.  Personally, I'd just saturate em in super glue and move on.  Josh
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Re: Mulberry stave-How to fix these Knots?
« Reply #38 on: March 23, 2014, 06:24:02 pm »
I have no mulberry, but I'm always looking. By September I'll be moving from Alaska to San Diego. I really hope to establish some hobby-friends down south... All of my bowyer work has been solo for years. Other than virtual with Y'all.
If you want to send that stave to me, I'll finish it up and send it back, promise. Actually, I'd do that with anybody's work at this point :).

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Re: Mulberry stave-How to fix these Knots?
« Reply #39 on: March 23, 2014, 08:17:42 pm »
I've got a mulberry and a hickory that look like bananas if you want to try to wrangle them into shape?
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