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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jayman448 on November 15, 2016, 03:54:09 am

Title: wheres the bow
Post by: jayman448 on November 15, 2016, 03:54:09 am

The 90degree to this is perfectly straight. Would you use this wobley bit as snake or as a sort of natural gull wing. It is maple and over 6'4 i would say

Title: Re: wheres the bow
Post by: mikebarg on November 15, 2016, 12:08:09 pm

How long of a bow do you want to make ?

Title: Re: wheres the bow
Post by: jayman448 on November 15, 2016, 04:32:07 pm

Like 64"

Title: Re: wheres the bow
Post by: Tree_Ninja on November 15, 2016, 07:28:42 pm

if the tips line up with the handle, make it snakey. If not, might be tough to tiller...

Title: Re: wheres the bow
Post by: upstatenybowyer on November 15, 2016, 09:36:13 pm

Quote from: Tree_Ninja on November 15, 2016, 07:28:42 pm

if the tips line up with the handle, make it snakey. If not, might be tough to tiller...

Agreed. I've had a hard time tweaking maple (sugar maple) to get tips to line up.

Title: Re: wheres the bow
Post by: TimBo on November 15, 2016, 11:33:52 pm

I think you are saying this would be the side view, right?  I would either straighten the middle, or maybe make that part a deflexed handle and reflex the rest of it.  I haven't worked with maple, so I don't know how well it likes steam vs. dry heat, or reflexing for that matter.

Title: Re: wheres the bow
Post by: bubby on November 16, 2016, 12:14:04 am

Just make a bow, let it flow just like it sits

Title: Re: wheres the bow
Post by: jayman448 on November 16, 2016, 04:59:25 am

Quote from: TimBo on November 15, 2016, 11:33:52 pm

I think you are saying this would be the side view, right?  I would either straighten the middle, or maybe make that part a deflexed handle and reflex the rest of it.  I haven't worked with maple, so I don't know how well it likes steam vs. dry heat, or reflexing for that matter.

im just saying this is the snakey side. Looking at it from a ninety degree turn it is dead straight