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Offline Chief RID

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Straightening Jig?
« on: February 08, 2015, 07:47:29 pm »
I am what I call spacially challenged. I have a hard time looking at something and being able to build or reproduce it. I have been searching and observing bowyers benches and shaving horses and all the different cauls and such for bow and stave holding and straightening and I am still confused. I use a workmate and a small vice to do my work but I would like to make up a board type tool to clamp and manipulate staves and bows.

Is there a thread that provides a pattern or build along for this type of device?
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: Straightening Jig?
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2015, 08:19:39 pm »
There are for shave horses, not exactly what I think you are looking for, but invaluable once you do have one.
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2015, 09:10:19 pm »
« Last Edit: February 08, 2015, 09:14:14 pm by osage outlaw »
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Offline Comancheria

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Re: Straightening Jig?
« Reply #3 on: February 08, 2015, 09:48:59 pm »
I THINK this is OK to mention on this site: the video "Rattlestick" by Gary Davis has a section on cauls and bending.  He doesn't actually explain how to build one but I am challenged in the same way you mention--and it was very enlightening watching him in his room full of cauls explaining how to use one.

Russ
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