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Offline bubby

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Re: ipe glue up advice please
« Reply #15 on: August 05, 2015, 12:39:23 pm »
With that mahogany core I'd go 62" i tried it as a core once, didn't taper it and the core blew on me,
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« Reply #16 on: August 05, 2015, 01:08:07 pm »
I didnt know cores could blow. Wow. I think I will abandon this one and find another core then...
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« Reply #17 on: August 05, 2015, 01:32:36 pm »
A sliver of osage would look great with boo and epe
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Re: ipe glue up advice please
« Reply #18 on: August 05, 2015, 01:54:22 pm »
Quote from: bubby on August 05, 2015, 01:32:36 pm
A sliver of osage would look great with boo and ipe
yeah!
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« Reply #19 on: August 05, 2015, 02:46:53 pm »
For core wood think light and strong. i.e. walnut, elm, even hackberry.
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« Reply #20 on: August 05, 2015, 05:13:29 pm »
Man, this is killing me. I have lots of osage, but nothing I can split into slats. No elm or anything else.... well hickory maybe but splitting into slats wont happen, and I dont have a bandsaw.
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« Reply #21 on: August 05, 2015, 05:19:15 pm »
I took the limb of a half finished broken osage bow and split it in two halves. I can splice at the handle.see how this works out. Same 5/32 thicknes I assume?
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« Reply #22 on: August 05, 2015, 05:23:40 pm »
Yeah sleek, have you got a planer i use a hand held power planer to taper and if i was doing it I'd taper that corr saves a lot of work but do what you can
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« Reply #23 on: August 05, 2015, 05:49:24 pm »
I have a 3/4 horse belt sander and brand new ceramic 36 grit paper.
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« Reply #24 on: August 05, 2015, 07:20:31 pm »
Paduak makes a nice contrast between Ipe and Boo.



The other piece on the handle is Bloodwood, which is more burgundy color, while the Paduak is an orangy red.

Ken
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« Reply #25 on: August 05, 2015, 07:28:05 pm »
  I glued one up Monday with tightbond and finished it on Tuesday. English longbow, full rounded belly, handle area not working. 1" wide, 62" long and straight taper to 3/8 tips. Mid limb should have been a bit wider as it took some set but shoots great. 50#@28". I am going to rebuild another one tomorrow and not use straight tapers to the tips.
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« Reply #26 on: August 05, 2015, 07:56:30 pm »
I wasnt able to get the osage slats to split correctly.  So, back to mahogany.  It has perfect grain though so it should stand a chance, I hope. Especially if I deflex the bow on glue up.
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« Reply #27 on: August 05, 2015, 07:57:34 pm »
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« Reply #28 on: August 05, 2015, 07:58:28 pm »
I have self identified this as mahogany.  Any corrections are welcome. It my planned core ( all I got ).
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« Reply #29 on: August 05, 2015, 10:11:44 pm »
Ya gots ta do what ya gots ta do right good luck buddy
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