Author Topic: New Bow Pess (Read 400 times)

Burnsie · « **on:** March 31, 2025, 06:54:00 pm »

Finished up this bow press/vice over the weekend. Hope to also make an attachment with a conventional vice.

Pappy · « **Reply #1 on:** March 31, 2025, 07:04:15 pm »

Nice , I have a couple of those, they work great.

Pappy

Burnsie · « **Reply #2 on:** March 31, 2025, 10:44:32 pm »

It was nice to have a brother-in-law with a lot of scrap metal - especially the large square tubing.

Pappy · « **Reply #3 on:** April 01, 2025, 09:36:03 am »

I have 1 bought one and one home made, the home made one is a lot tougher than the bought one, they work great once you learn to use them, the top plate seems to be the trouble if you crank it down at a bad angle, I cut a few blocks of different thickness that stay with the press to level it out on the odd angled pieces or a wedged stave, that helped a lot.

Pappy

bentstick54 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 01, 2025, 08:14:59 pm »

My brother made one for me. He used two pieces of round pipe, one the fit over the other, and put 2 set bolts on to lock them stationary for the base. I can center a stave in it, then spin it around without have to remove the stave when tillering. I added some 10 oz leather to the bottom and the top plate so as not to damage the stave. Also we welded a horizontal rod ( T- handle) to the top of the all thread. It works great.

bentstick54 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 01, 2025, 08:18:55 pm »

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Burnsie · « **Reply #6 on:** April 01, 2025, 10:40:42 pm »

I found one of those telescoping pipes that are used under basement support beams. The smaller of the two pipes is welded to the the vise/press unit, and it slides down into the larger stand pipe. I cored a hole in my garage floor and the stand pipe slides about 10" down into the ground. I still need to drill a hole in the side of the stand pipe and weld on a nut to put a set bolt in, to keep it from spinning.
I'm thinking about also coming up with a version that will fit into the receiver hitch of my truck, so I can use it if I go to one of the many selfbow gatherings.

bentstick54 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 01, 2025, 11:33:39 pm »

I have a HME game hoist for the receiver on my truck. By put mine on a short base I can bolt it to my pictured WorkMate, but also rigged up an attachment that will fit the lower stabilizing bracket of the HME hoist that the press will attach to also so I can take it with me to shoots or camping also.

ajooter · « **Reply #8 on:** **Today** at 09:57:13 am »

I love my stave press. I just a keep a couple chunks of wood at different thickness that i put in it to hold the staves in different orientations.

Primitive Archer