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Offline robbsbass

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Black locust snake bow
« on: July 07, 2008, 04:18:24 pm »
Ok I need help. What I thought was going to be a fun project is really starting to get me wondering how you guy keep your sanity. This b.l. stave I have started to show real promise when I first started talking to you guys months ago, but the more I listen to what you have to say or try to read in Bouyer's bible#1 I don't know where to go. Do I follow the grain and make a great looking snake bow, or do I ignore the grain and go the traditional way , I'm depending on your guidance.
                                                     
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2008, 04:28:55 pm »
ALWAYS FOLLOW THE GRAIN!!!!! 
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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2008, 04:33:58 pm »
ALWAYS FOLLOW THE GRAIN!!!!! 

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2008, 04:47:26 pm »
Always follow the grain!     Pat
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Offline richpierce

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #4 on: July 07, 2008, 05:11:42 pm »
Your main goal should be to get the string to almost cross the handle.  If it does this you'll be OK with the snakiness.  Assuming you have enough length and have a centerline drawn down the middle of the grain, try snapping a line from different possible "tips" then cut the stave ends where it will work best.  I don't mind straightening humps and valleys some but have more trouble with side to side snakiness.  So I go with the flow on it.
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Offline recurve shooter

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #5 on: July 07, 2008, 05:45:47 pm »
i got no clue.  ???  i want to make a snaky bow eventually though.
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Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2008, 06:28:20 pm »
Even if the tips don't line up withe the handle it's O.K., a little heat bending on the handle cures that, and it migth give some extra snakiness too  ;)

Ho yeah,...ALWAYS FOLLOW THE GRAIN !!!
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Offline mullet

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2008, 08:29:01 pm »
  Manny said everything I was about to. You can pretty much bend it where you want, Follow The Grain.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2008, 09:32:04 pm »
Follow the vertical grain or crown or the bow may break. Leave the handle full width and the nocks an inch wide and you may not have to heat it to get the string on the handle.  There's info on my site. Jawge
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2008, 10:19:15 pm »
o.k. i need to ask

what is meant by "follow the crown"
i understand what vertical grain is,self explanitory.  just my ignorant curiosity.

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2008, 11:25:44 pm »
The crown is the high spot on the back of the stave...sort of a ridge that runs the length. It usually follows the grain.   Pat
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2008, 07:44:20 am »
You can't cut a straight bow out of a crooked stave, just don't work that way if you want it to stay together. The first seven rules of bow building are all "Follow The Grain" :)
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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2008, 08:55:17 am »
Follow the grain! I have cheated before in the handle area (non-bending) when laying out the bow in order to get the string crossing the handle correctly. Like already mentioned, using dry heat and some strategic clamping can straighten out problem area's after the bow is floor tillered. ;)
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Offline robbsbass

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #13 on: July 14, 2008, 02:00:36 am »
Ok guys I sure appreciate the help your giving me, but if I follow the grain the handle will be about 1 inch below the back of the bow never mind all the other ups and downs it has. That is the best way I can explain it, from tip to tip it will look ordinary.

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Offline NOMADIC PIRATE

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Re: Black locust snake bow
« Reply #14 on: July 14, 2008, 06:06:29 am »
Huhh ?  ??? ???
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