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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Stick Bender on December 28, 2016, 07:51:35 am

Title: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: Stick Bender on December 28, 2016, 07:51:35 am

Hi Fellas this is a bow I have been working on for the last year chasing ,seasoning,hot boxing ,heat striating,ruffing out etc. After having 2 white wood bows fail this year I have learned to think out every aspect of bow making , maybe to much,but trying to get next years hunting bow out of this one , this stave has a few I guess I would call concave undulations & a few are on the edge of the back I would like to get these rounded over before bending this bow so my question is how much of a round over do you do I have seen it stated about the radius of a pee ?, on my osage bendy I just took of the edges off but was wondering if you can safely round over more ?

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: Stick Bender on December 28, 2016, 07:54:45 am

Another pic

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on December 28, 2016, 08:49:52 am

I like pea size on my edges. Ive never needed any larger.

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: Pat B on December 28, 2016, 09:13:52 am

I agree with Pearlie.

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: paco664 on December 28, 2016, 06:58:45 pm

Quote from: PEARL DRUMS on December 28, 2016, 08:49:52 am

I like pea size on my edges. Ive never needed any larger.

is that an african or european pee?  *( ;D)

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: scp on December 28, 2016, 10:36:32 pm

About 1/8 inch diameter for the belly and 1/4 inch diameter for the back, for me.

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: Pat B on December 29, 2016, 01:08:13 am

1/4" on back ans belly is good. The wood you remove from the corners does very little work to contribute to the performance but add a excess physical weight to the limbs.

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 29, 2016, 08:41:29 pm

I sure do. Jawge

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: Marc St Louis on December 29, 2016, 10:52:19 pm

I do very little to the belly, basically just take the sharp edge off and about 1/8" on the back.  If the back is slightly concave then I will give it more.

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: Dances with squirrels on December 30, 2016, 12:02:58 pm

I round the back corners over at least the radius of a pea, and the belly is fully radiused... one big curve, from one pea to the other  ;)

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: bluegill68 on December 30, 2016, 10:51:59 pm

How do you fellas handle thin ringed Osage when it come to rounding on the back? Just knock the corner off?

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: George Tsoukalas on December 30, 2016, 11:57:37 pm

Sometimes, I knock the corner off and sometimes I round more. I actually don't know why. I do think it is important to add at least a little rounding to prevent splinters from starting on the edges.
Jawge

Title: Re: Rounding Edges ?
Post by: simson on December 31, 2016, 05:40:14 am

In the last time I leave the edges and ridges more and more. Sometimes only one or two times sraping and slightly sanding.

On the other hand: steam bending without rounding corners can result in a desaster.