Author Topic: Caul Shape (Read 7406 times)

Buckeye Guy · « **Reply #15 on:** June 24, 2014, 09:13:48 pm »

Quote from: Badger on June 24, 2014, 08:35:15 pm

I will price it out I think maple is about 10.00 bd ft down here.

I hope not that would be like robbery

Don Case · « **Reply #16 on:** June 24, 2014, 09:30:33 pm »

Quote from: Badger on June 24, 2014, 02:07:46 pm

Don, I was just going by memory so you might wait till someone reviews it. I refine mine a bit on the belt sander after I get the initial shape done with the lines.

Your memory worked. I've got a bow clamped in it now

Pappy · « **Reply #17 on:** June 25, 2014, 06:58:04 am »

Glad to hear that Don,nothing like a good cal. We have several with all different shapes,more reflex/less reflex/RD/flipping tips or recurve you can make them and experiment a lot of different ways, but for just initial straighting and reflex [what Steve said] Gary's seem to work the best,not to much and not to little. As far as clean up,no matter what I cut them with I always have to do a little sanding or rasping to smooth it out.

Pappy

Aaron H · « **Reply #18 on:** June 25, 2014, 07:49:13 am »

Badger, can you post some pictures of Gary's caul design?

Buckeye Guy · « **Reply #19 on:** June 25, 2014, 07:54:12 am »

Quote from: Falcon on June 25, 2014, 07:49:13 am

Badger, can you post some pictures of Gary's caul design?

Pappy's "life is good" thread is full of pics of them!

Badger · « **Reply #20 on:** June 25, 2014, 07:56:52 am »

I got the design from Twin Oaks, as Bukeye said, go to the life is good thread, you will see plenty of pics.

Aaron H · « **Reply #21 on:** June 25, 2014, 07:58:07 am »

Got it, thank you

The Gopher · « **Reply #22 on:** June 25, 2014, 09:50:45 am »

Here is the caul i made after Pearl drums posted his a while back. the pictures show what he means about using a yardstick to form the smooth bend.

Hey pearly i didn't notice your last post on this old thread about "Golder Lopher!", like my grandpa used to say, "I resemble that remark". It was my junior year as a Gopher when the gophers had the worst collapse/choke job ever against Michigan, and thats saying something, 'cause the Gophers have had a lot of collapses!

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,37851.msg501777.html#msg501777

PEARL DRUMS · « **Reply #23 on:** June 25, 2014, 10:05:53 am »

Thanks for the pics. Im not good at explaining things, pic are so much better at that than I.

Im a Lions fan Gopher, I know all about collapses and failures!

Don Case · « **Reply #24 on:** June 25, 2014, 12:26:03 pm »

Thanks for the link Gopher! I like the backboard. Would 1/2" or 3/4" plywood be stiff enough for that? It would make it lighter. Not that a little exercise would kill me. There is sure a lot of molds and jigs in the hobby, almost as bad as my model sailboats.

wizardgoat · « **Reply #25 on:** June 25, 2014, 12:37:50 pm »

I made the caul badger described last night. Once I figured it out it came together pretty quick and easy.
Does the back board ever deflect heat and scorch the back?
When you are heating your limbs, do you put a weight on your tips or just push with your hand?

PEARL DRUMS · « **Reply #26 on:** June 25, 2014, 12:40:59 pm »

It will scorch the back if your not careful. I rub oil on the back to keep that from happening. I prefer to make all my bends at once, that's why I backed mine.

Pappy · « **Reply #27 on:** June 26, 2014, 06:24:01 am »

Like Pearl said you have to be careful or will scorch the back, just heat slow and keep the heat gun a few inches away and keep it moving and you shouldn't have much trouble,small learning curve but you will figure pretty quick how to keep that from happening. I also get the wood hot enough you can touch it but you know you don't want to hold it,not to scientific but that is the only way I know how to explane it. I use c clams to pull everything in like I want it.

Pappy

Aaron H · « **Reply #28 on:** July 01, 2014, 07:39:03 am »

Looks great. Thank you for posting your pictures gopher.

Primitive Archer