bow making with hand tools

[Drewster]

Arachnid, 3Rivers has farriers rasp.......look under "Bows" - "Bow Building Tools"

[GB]

X 2 on Bellotta farrier rasps.  Mine was about $30 and it hogs off wood like you wouldn't believe.

[Sidewinder]

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

[arachnid]

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Your great!
I've noticed that no one montioned a surform rasp. Is it worth the money?

[Del the cat]

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!)
Del

[JoJoDapyro]

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.

[Joec123able]

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

[Ghost308]

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

[sleek]

It works great on white woods. On osage, not so much.

[arachnid]

I found this farrier`s rasp on E-Bay and it`s pretty affordable....
What do you guys think?

[Sidmand]

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).

[DC]

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.

[arachnid]

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...
That's the rasp- http://m.ebay.com/itm/261738334670?nav=WATCHING_ACTIVE

Opinions?

[Springbuck]

  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.)

[arachnid]

Anyone?
Doesn't anyone have an opinion on the rasp I posted?