Author Topic: If wood could talk (Read 7460 times)

Badger · « **on:** January 21, 2019, 08:41:56 pm »

What kind of conversation would you have with your stave as you fashioned it into a bow? What would you like to ask it?

DC · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2019, 08:55:29 pm »

I don't know, this is a family site

JW_Halverson · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2019, 10:22:52 pm »

"Seen any good bucks around?"

Hawkdancer · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2019, 10:23:57 pm »

+2!

Hawkdancer

bassman · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2019, 10:47:44 pm »

Don,t break,don,t set, pull smooth, and shoot fast, and last a long time.

Pappy · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2019, 05:06:49 am »

You have 2 options , you can tune into a bow that will last a life time or you can cook brats that only last for a short time, your choice ,I will try and coach you along but ultimately it is up to you.

I do have a lot of conversations with a piece of wood as I am working with it, and it will talk back but in sign language.

Pappy

Stickhead · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2019, 06:15:43 am »

Tell me where it hurts when I do this.

bjrogg · « **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2019, 06:44:04 am »

I thought it did. I must be hearing things again. I'm sure I can hear it. It doesn't always listen real well though.
Bjrogg

Ryan Jacob · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2019, 07:37:31 am »

“I’m gonna glue this piece of dead animal on you now, nothin to worry about.”

bradsmith2010 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2019, 08:34:39 am »

I will have to give that some thought

Jim Davis · « **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2019, 09:13:36 am »

If wood could talk, I doubt it could get a word in edgewise in some of your shops.

joachimM · « **Reply #11 on:** January 22, 2019, 09:31:47 am »

I rather imagine sticks and so talking to each other. Who’s getting an upgrade from their destiny as firewood or fungus food, or just being lumber. Who’s the master’s favourite? Sister staves discussing their potential. That sort of stuff

Badger · « **Reply #12 on:** January 22, 2019, 11:53:06 am »

We often hear the phrase, " I let the wood tell me what kind of bow it wants to be". I would imagine someone new might be wondering how exactly it is the wood is talking to you.
First thing I always ask a bow is how much moisture it has. It never answers me so I have to go through some steps to make sure the moisture is about right.

2nd thing I ask is how elastic are you? How wide do you need to be to make a bow? Again it never answers me so I have to take steps to assure I am wide enough.

3rd thing I usually like to ask is " Am I working you too hard? Where does it hurt?" By this time the bow is bending and starting to talk, but we need to listen closely as she starts off whispering and if we go too far she will be screaming at us.

Selfbowman · « **Reply #13 on:** January 22, 2019, 12:19:59 pm »

Well put Steve that is the way we have to listen to the wood! I try to always invite God into my builds. Those seem to turn out better bows. Just saying. Yes I sometimes talk to myself also. $:-\$
Arvin

bjrogg · « **Reply #14 on:** January 22, 2019, 01:31:37 pm »

That's kinda where I was going Steve. But you explained it better.
Bjrogg

Primitive Archer