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Offline chessieboy

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self bowyer
« on: August 26, 2007, 06:02:00 PM »
I'm looking for someone that had experience making selfbows around south central PA. I live above Carlisle. Mainly I need help chaising some sage rings. Anyone out there?
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Offline onemississipp

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Re: self bowyer
« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2007, 07:10:00 PM »
Not in your area but use a scraper and go slow!!
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Offline 1/2primitive

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Re: self bowyer
« Reply #2 on: August 26, 2007, 09:44:00 PM »
Osage shows the growth rings pretty clearly, you can tell what is the good wood and what's the bad stuff, and like said before, go slowly.
    Sean
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Offline 1gutpile

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Re: self bowyer
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2007, 10:20:00 AM »
forget a scraper unless you want to be chasing a ring for a month...get a draw knife a dull one at that..I can chase a ring in less than 30 minute with a dull draw knife on a 64 inch stave...a pic of the growth rings would help...I like to lean mine against a shelf or something...the light needs to hit the stave just right to be able to see the early wood growth right..makes it pop out ...thats the ticket...gut
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Offline onemississipp

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Re: self bowyer
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2007, 11:20:00 AM »
If you have large growth rings a drawknife is great...still go slow...one slip and that stave is done, or you will have to back it.
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Offline John Scifres

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Re: self bowyer
« Reply #5 on: August 27, 2007, 12:12:00 PM »
Darren Shue "Hackbow" is in Pittsburgh.

Here's my   Homepage  

Click on the "Roughing Out a Selfbow" Tutorial.  I show how to chase a ring there.
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Offline Lost Arra

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Re: self bowyer
« Reply #6 on: August 27, 2007, 01:44:00 PM »
One hint: do your ring chasin' in direct sunlight.
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Offline the Ferret

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Re: self bowyer
« Reply #7 on: August 27, 2007, 04:50:00 PM »
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Offline Mark Smeltzer

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Re: self bowyer
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2007, 11:39:00 PM »
Use all your sences, you can feel hear and see the difference between the early wood and late wood rings.  GO SLOW!!
Mark
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Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: self bowyer
« Reply #9 on: August 28, 2007, 09:06:00 AM »
It is more like, one slip and you have to go down to the next ring and start over. Done it a few times myself.
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