Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jeff halfrack on December 17, 2010, 05:01:13 pm
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OK I just got seven 12' logs, straight as heck!!! I have a woodmizer saw mill to use I am looking for suggestions this should be good stuff! I may even trade some :-\ let me know what you guys think thanks JEFFW
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Quatersawn all the way! You could get some excellent backing out of that too.
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split it by hand into staves
then what do you want for a couple of staes,2-3 or so?
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If they were mine hickory logs here's what I would do with them at least 3 of them. I know ideally a split stave is better for making a self bow. But if they are indeed straight one should be able to follow the grain on the back of the "stave piece" for laying out a bow. With the 2" cut piece you could make backing strips or board bows.
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MERCY !!! such a problem to have, sir. Some of my friends who are blessed with this hickory "problem" swear by cutting the wood into 2" X 2" or 3" X 3" sticks.....they tell me that way the sticks can be rotated and "resawed" into fully quartersawed or plain sawed and the rest of @ stick can be resawed into backing stock (either plain or quartersawed). That gives them two bows + backers from @ individual stick. I dont have access to Hickory but that appraoch to the sawing situation seems to make sense to this old man.
rich
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Even though I build mostly osage bows. Hickorys bows are my favoret.
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What are the diameters? Jawge
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I like half eye's idae. Simple but effective!
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This is cool!! I knew I could get good advise here the logs are from 8" to 16" about 10' to 16' long keep it comming guys thanks I have the ends sealed now and won't get to them till after the fat man comes!! thanks JEFFW
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Were the logs freshly cut before you got them? Be sure to get them out of the weather. If they are wet when you saw them cut them into the bigger pieces and stack and sticker them and allow them time to acclimatize some before cutting the backing strips. If the wood is wet when you cut the thin strips they will warp as they dry. Once stable resaw the backing strips at 3/16" thick so when you dress up both surfaces you will end up with strips about 1/8" or slightly less.