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Offline bradsmith2010

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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #30 on: September 22, 2016, 06:16:11 pm »
that sounds like a good cheap way to keep um dry, I,m gonna try that one,, :)
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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #31 on: September 23, 2016, 02:41:28 am »
Update.
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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #32 on: September 23, 2016, 02:42:15 am »
Close up of taper to 1/2" at tips
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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #33 on: September 23, 2016, 02:43:46 am »
Full profile picture. Bow is 2" wide all the way down until ^" up from the tips where it tapers to 1/2". Am I on the right track here? Any advise is valued. Thanks.
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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #34 on: September 23, 2016, 02:44:32 am »
Top photo is just one of the fades that I have started on. No where near completion yet.
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Offline FilipT

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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #35 on: September 23, 2016, 02:45:39 am »
How long is it? Up which point limbs are parallel? I don't understand "^" mark
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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #36 on: September 23, 2016, 02:50:51 am »
the bow is 68" long. What do you mean limbs are parallel?
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Offline Strichev

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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #37 on: September 23, 2016, 05:02:03 am »
Parallel limbs as in without any (or extremely minimal) reduction in width (of the limb) along a section of the limb, giving the impression of two parallel edges when viewed from the front or back. He's asking about the specific point at which the limbs start to taper.
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Offline FilipT

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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #38 on: September 23, 2016, 09:24:25 am »
Yes at what point does it begin to narrow. You said that "Bow is 2" wide all the way down until ^" up", so I asked what does ^ mean.
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Offline Rain Bows

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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #39 on: September 23, 2016, 12:18:25 pm »
6" from the tips it tapers to 1/2". Sorry for the mistype.
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Offline Rain Bows

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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #40 on: September 27, 2016, 01:56:20 am »
Latest Updates on my bow. Please critique and advise. Thanks. This photo shows the side profile. Ive began taking wood off of the lower limbs belly for tiller. Not quite bending enough for floor tiller yet.
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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #41 on: September 27, 2016, 01:57:38 am »
Back Profile of the bow.
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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #42 on: September 27, 2016, 01:58:13 am »
Close up of the grip area.
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #43 on: September 27, 2016, 03:54:28 am »
Starting to shape up for you looking good
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Building a Hickory Selfbow
« Reply #44 on: September 27, 2016, 01:19:35 pm »
Looks good.You got a good clean partial cambium back going on there.Store your bow during construction in the house though.Not standing in a corner either.Especially not in the garage with one end of the tip onto cement.Your bow even now is losing more moisture weight even with more wood removal being done to it.Put a light fan on it.Garauntee it'll help.Even in a tube with a light bulb.It's just like drying clothes only it takes longer.
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