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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #15 on: May 20, 2008, 02:53:20 am »
Wow that's gorgeous!  Excellent job!  Man I LOVE the grain lines in that stuff; it closely resembles yew.  OK you tree experts, are they related?  I can only imagine so.

Who cares, I LOVE that bow!

Nice work.

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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #16 on: May 20, 2008, 06:57:47 am »
Beautiful bow,very nice job.I love the look of cedar. :) Bet it is fast for the weight. :)
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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #17 on: May 20, 2008, 09:47:25 am »
That is a sweet little bow Nugget. Great job!

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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #18 on: May 20, 2008, 11:45:00 am »
Thanks guys .  Cadar is very fast for it's weight
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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #19 on: May 20, 2008, 10:28:40 pm »
Great looking bow. That cedar does make a fast bow.
What did you use to glue the rawhide on ?
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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #20 on: May 21, 2008, 02:23:18 am »
TiteBond3. Good stuff
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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #21 on: May 21, 2008, 02:27:35 am »
Very nice bow . I have a question though. I have a stave but there is an 1 1/2" of sap wood before you get to the heart wood. Do you just chase a ring down the back leaving about say a 1/2 inch of sap wood for the back and then the belly is heart wood. Or would it be better to use the heart wood for the back and the sap wood for the belly 'like the original holmie's Just wonder if that sap wood would stand up for a back without backing.
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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #22 on: May 21, 2008, 10:48:58 am »
I have not been able to chase a ring on Cedar. Not sAYing it can't be done. But I do not think it can be done ;D.  Just try and keep it as even as possible when you start cutting the sap wood. Then back it with something.
Good luck
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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #23 on: May 21, 2008, 12:20:54 pm »
Very pretty bow ! Is that Eastern Red Cedar ? I bet it's a dream to work with......
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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #24 on: May 21, 2008, 12:53:03 pm »
That is gorgeous - color, tiller and all. Bookmarked for Self BOM, too.
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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #25 on: May 21, 2008, 01:33:37 pm »
Thanks Nugget. I was afraid someone was going to say that.I may try and split it from the end on a test piece with a knife as per the way Thimo does his stave edges to Shape em up.
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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #26 on: May 21, 2008, 01:51:46 pm »
Yes John it is Eastern Red Cedar, and it is very nice to work
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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #27 on: May 21, 2008, 01:52:56 pm »
It's hard to get the heartwood/sapwood line chased on cedar, too because the junction between them often varies between several rings-one growth ring may be part sapwood and part heartwood.
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Re: Sweet Cedar
« Reply #28 on: May 21, 2008, 04:32:48 pm »
On that same note, That is also what gives cedar its nice variations in color
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