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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: first selfbow
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2014, 10:11:30 am »
I have never really had an issue debarking green wood. Do you have a draw knife? That makes it pretty quick.
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: first selfbow
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2014, 11:01:41 am »
still trying to find one.  used a hatchet as a draw knife.  Not sure a draw knife would have helped. It was on pretty tight.
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: first selfbow
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2014, 03:14:45 pm »
Woodcraft in South Jordan has them. They are $38 for a small one, and the cost just goes up from there. They are around the same cost on Amazon.
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: first selfbow
« Reply #18 on: July 31, 2014, 12:09:39 pm »
I quartered the log show in the pictures above, and I think maybe 2 of the 4 staves will make bows in the weight I want.  I split the other log, and I think I will leave it as a half and work it down from there.  Lots of knobs on it, so it will have more character (be more complicated) than I was hoping for, but a challenge is always nice, right?
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Offline wizardgoat

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« Reply #19 on: July 31, 2014, 01:46:38 pm »
Good luck with those. You should have Utah and Rocky Mountain juniper not far from you as well
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Offline Marks

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« Reply #20 on: July 31, 2014, 01:58:27 pm »
Ebay is where I got my 3 draw knives. I use one for drawknifing and 1 as a scraper and one hangs on the wall. I also found several at old antique (junk collector) stores in this area. Most of the junk collector knives needed new handles.
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