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Offline sulphur

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boardbow video build along
« on: November 14, 2009, 08:32:12 pm »
did this awhile back.  the feedback i've gotten doesn't  seem to bad.  this is a red oak board 2" wide 68" long, 66" ntn.  it came out to 48# @ 28".  sorry no pics but i gave it to a friend at work who really loves to shoot but can't afford much right now.  It really turned out great for red oak.  really good cast and very accurate.  I shot basketballs out of the air with it all day last saturday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37EPS0Xs_Tw
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Offline Eric Krewson

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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2009, 10:53:53 am »
Nice video, lots of work putting it together for people to enjoy, Thanks.

If you use a tilllering gizmo in your process you will be more likely to make poundage because wood removal will be more precise and the chance to over shoot will be lessened.

Another thing I do is shape the handle completely as soon as I go to the short string. Even though we call them non bending handles, shaping will drop a pound or two and affect tillering out of the fades.   
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2009, 12:06:33 pm »
wow you must have a lot of basketballs!

it's good work, the video...i liked how you demonstrate on only one limb, each step of the procedure, makes things faster.  I must say though:  I have never heard of gloves being used as safety equipment on table saws and band saws and so on.  You be careful, my brother.

Scott
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Offline sulphur

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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2009, 03:54:02 pm »
well i only shot two basketballs several times.  and gloves are for splinters.  I guess i didn't mention that part.  My hands don't come anywhere near the blade but kick backs can yank the wood out of your hands and drive a splinter in deep.  i am a mechanic by trade and know around lathes and the like, you don't want anything that won't tear away easily.
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Offline gmc

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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2009, 04:46:09 pm »
Sulphur:
Very nice build-along and thanks for putting that together for everyone to see. You have a very nice choice of tools in your shop, for some reason I haven't varied much from a rasp and drawknife. A bandsaw would really speed things up for me but I can't for some reason bring myself to it.....

Greg
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Offline sammy1234

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« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2009, 08:25:01 pm »
Absolutely fantastic video and bow. Thank you for sharing it. 
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Offline youngbowyer33

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« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2009, 08:31:26 pm »
its great thanks for posting it
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Offline sulphur

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« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2009, 10:06:00 pm »
i don't claim to know it all, but i hope it will help a few people.  thanks for the comments guys. 
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2009, 11:54:15 pm »
Sulphur, I enjoyed it. Good job. :) Jawge
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Offline zeNBowyer

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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2009, 04:13:41 am »
Once you get a bandsaw you will wonder why you waited so long:)
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« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2009, 11:00:29 am »
Quote from: zeNBowyer on November 20, 2009, 04:13:41 am
Once you get a bandsaw you will wonder why you waited so long:)

that's what it was like for me, too
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Offline mox1968

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« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2009, 05:33:16 pm »
good job :)
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