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Offline Drewster

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #30 on: January 23, 2015, 03:38:29 pm »
Arachnid, 3Rivers has farriers rasp.......look under "Bows" - "Bow Building Tools"
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Offline GB

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« Reply #31 on: January 24, 2015, 04:44:38 am »
X 2 on Bellotta farrier rasps.  Mine was about $30 and it hogs off wood like you wouldn't believe.
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« Reply #32 on: January 24, 2015, 12:17:56 pm »
8" slightly curved weyth drawknife, torges rasp, cabinet scrapper and sand paper almost every time. On occasion I will use an ax for large belly reductions in the begining but switch to the draw knife as soon as I can until its roughed out. Then its to the rasp to floor tiller. Most of my tillering is with the cabinet scraper. Probabely why it takes me longer. Seems like you get into a habit of doing things a certain way and its just hard to change if its working.
 I Started out on board bows my first 5 or 6 but have'nt needed to do one of those in a long while now. Not that I would'nt but just haven't had to.I do remember having some tear out issues on one or two boards with the draw knife and it caused em to come in underweight. Live and learn. Danny
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Offline arachnid

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #33 on: January 24, 2015, 01:02:30 pm »
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Your great!
I've noticed that no one montioned a surform rasp. Is it worth the money?

Offline Del the cat

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #34 on: January 24, 2015, 01:30:46 pm »
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Your great!
I've noticed that no one montioned a surform rasp. Is it worth the money?
IMO they are rubbish except the cylinder on, but they it rolls onto the floor, you tread on it and it breaks >:(
(so that's a no!)
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #35 on: January 24, 2015, 01:56:11 pm »
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Your great!
I've noticed that no one montioned a surform rasp. Is it worth the money?
I bought one, IT doesn't work for me. With a draw knife of boards I have found that one side of the limb will need to be cut from handle to tip, an the other from tip to handle, otherwise it digs and you can ruin the board. Farriers rasps work well to hog off wood.
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Offline Joec123able

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« Reply #36 on: January 24, 2015, 03:00:50 pm »
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Your great!
I've noticed that no one montioned a surform rasp. Is it worth the money?

I use a surform rasp for a whole lot of wood removal and I like them they work good
I like osage

Offline Ghost308

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #37 on: January 24, 2015, 05:33:28 pm »
A Surform file works great, I have 3 different sizes and if it does not work then replace the blade. The larger two handed one will rip off wood like crazy, and doing it all by hand just adds to the fun of bow building

Offline sleek

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« Reply #38 on: February 10, 2015, 02:42:11 pm »
It works great on white woods. On osage, not so much.
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Offline arachnid

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #39 on: February 10, 2015, 04:29:44 pm »
I found this farrier`s rasp on E-Bay and it`s pretty affordable....
What do you guys think?

Offline Sidmand

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #40 on: February 10, 2015, 04:36:26 pm »
With a draw knife of boards I have found that one side of the limb will need to be cut from handle to tip, an the other from tip to handle, otherwise it digs and you can ruin the board. Farriers rasps work well to hog off wood.

+1 on this.  I use a drawknife for all of my wood removal, I don't have any power tools to use.  If the knife starts digging in on your board, turn around 180 degrees and draw it the other way.  You can remove a lot of wood fast with a good drawknife (and you can also screw up a good stave real fast with a drawknife).
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Offline DC

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #41 on: February 10, 2015, 05:15:57 pm »
I found this farrier`s rasp on E-Bay and it`s pretty affordable....
What do you guys think?

What make is it? Mine is a "Save Edge" and I wouldn't be without it. The guys on here will tell you if it's a decent make.

Offline arachnid

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« Reply #42 on: February 11, 2015, 12:25:30 am »
I found this farrier`s rasp on E-Bay and it`s pretty affordable....
What do you guys think?

Oops..... forgot to place the link... :P
That's the rasp- http://m.ebay.com/itm/261738334670?nav=WATCHING_ACTIVE

Opinions?

Offline Springbuck

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #43 on: February 11, 2015, 03:10:46 pm »
  If you have a vise or shaving horse, get the drawknife and the farriers rasp.  If not, get a machete and farriers rasp.  The machete can be used to chop and as a push knife (if you wear a glove, or leave the outer half dull.)

Offline arachnid

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Re: bow making with hand tools
« Reply #44 on: February 14, 2015, 12:43:19 pm »
Anyone?
Doesn't anyone have an opinion on the rasp I posted?