Author Topic: how thick hickry  (Read 448 times)

Offline hova

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1307
how thick hickry
« on: December 12, 2010, 11:25:00 PM »
so i shaped up my shorty today , worked on the handle a bunch , and cleaned up the thickness a bit.

its pretty short , and pretty stiff. the handle is pretty thin. im thinking of doing a slight bend in the handle , but instead of sinewing it (cause i havent ever done this yet) , i was going to pick up some hickory tomorrow at the sawmill.

my question is how thick should i ask them to rip the slats? i figure if i ask em to rip a 3/4" board into 1/8 strips , i might get 2 or 3 if they use a table saw.

so the specs are :

   shorty white oak pyramid
  51" nock to nock (and they are on the very tips)
  width : 2.5" at widest
  thickness is around 15/32 , maybe even close to half inch.


im thinking if they have a bandsaw and an employee willing to give it a go , i might get 4 decent strips. but i just dont know if an eighth of an inch is too thick on something that im looking for around 45# or so ending up...


-hov
ain't got no gas in it...mmmhmmm...

Online Pat B

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 15027
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2010, 11:33:00 PM »
Have them cut 3/16" thick hickory strips. By the time you sand both surfaces it should be 1/8" or slightly less. It they will cut 8/4 hickory they can cut the backing strips from the side of the board.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!
TGMM Family of the Bow

Offline hova

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1307
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2010, 07:24:00 AM »
sounds good. i just didnt want to overpower the white oak , or end up with a 90# shortbow...


thanks as always pat.
-hov
ain't got no gas in it...mmmhmmm...

Offline hova

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1307
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2010, 11:15:00 AM »
well the sawmil wont resaw it into slats for me. they can plane it down , but planing down a 3/4 to 3/16 seems silly , especially at full price , plus 20% for planing...looks like its time to find someone with a saw...


-hov
ain't got no gas in it...mmmhmmm...

Online Pat B

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 15027
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2010, 12:20:00 PM »
I cut my backing strips on my table saw but I believe that can be dangerous. A bandsaw with a wide blade(resaw blade is best) will work if you can find someone with one.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!
TGMM Family of the Bow

Offline hova

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1307
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2010, 01:44:00 PM »
I was thinking of trying a homemade framesaw...no one I know messes with wood at all...


-hov
ain't got no gas in it...mmmhmmm...

Online Pat B

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 15027
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2010, 02:40:00 PM »
Are there any Amish in your area? That might be an option!
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!
TGMM Family of the Bow

Offline fujimo

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 3619
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2010, 07:30:00 PM »
i have found that trying to resaw such thin slats of hickory on my new 16" bandsaw, is a little tough, the blade sure wants to wander and follkoe a "softer "oath in the hickory- the blade tension is good, but maybe i just need to tune things up a bit- a commercial exotic lumber yard said that they used to have the same problems- but i am sure i can tune this saw to cut em, anybody had similar experiences.

so i usually cut on the table saw- now i have done it both ways- with the slat between the blade and the guide, and the slat on the outside of the blade- it certianally is quicker- one set up- with the slat between the guide and blade- but it seems a whole lot safer done the other way- but you do have to reset the guide each cut.

Online Pat B

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 15027
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2010, 10:48:00 PM »
I had some cut on a Wood Mizer portable saw mill a few years ago and it worked well.
  For resawing on a bandsaw I think you need a blade that is at least 3/4" and bigger is better and a tall fence...none of which I have.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!
TGMM Family of the Bow

Offline fujimo

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 3619
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2010, 11:39:00 PM »
i have resawn heaps of other species on the saw, the blade is 3/4" with 4tpi, the hickory just gave me a tough time- but geuss i have to tune things up a bit- and change the position the blade runs on the top wheel!!
 and find the line of the true freehand straight cut, and then set my fence up according to that.

Offline Ricky Wallace

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 185
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2010, 12:28:00 AM »
Just dont try to use a joiner!!YEEE-HAW,,,,,,,,,   :nono:
If you expect nothing from anyone,you will never be dissapointed. Watch,Listen,Learn U.S.ARMY  '86 '91

Offline Tucker

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 65
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2010, 01:33:00 AM »
I have a wide resaw bandsaw blade on my bandsaw and a Grizzly thickness sander.

How thick of a hickory backing strip is recommended for the white oak type of bow that Hova is making? I can make any thickness very precisely.

Also, what is best - edge grain or flat grain?

Recently I made some 1/16" thick strips of pecan for laminations in a handle riser for a take down bow. Pecan is very similar to hickory, I think.

Offline hova

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1307
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2010, 07:43:00 AM »
im going to stop by a couple antique shops today on my 400 mile trek , and hopefully i can either come up with an old rip saw , or a frame/bow saw that has a usable blade that i can make a frame saw out of. i have a few modifications in mind , but we'll just have to see what i come up with.


going to pick up the hickry this week , probably Thursday. i was thinking a piece as close to riftsawn would probably be best.


expert opinions please!
-hovw
ain't got no gas in it...mmmhmmm...

Online Pat B

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 15027
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2010, 09:09:00 AM »
I bought a biased grain hickory board a few years ago that was 8/4"x6"x10'(rough sawn 2"x6"x10') long. Cut at 6' with 4' left over. I cut most of it into backing strips but a few staves also. I cut them from the edge of the 8/4 board. The 4' section can be resawn into backing strips too. Just join at the handle.
  When I cut my strips I cut them to 3/16" and after sanding smooth came out at 1/8" of slightly less. For lighter belly wood, ash, elm or maple would probably work best but this hickory I cut worked fine for other woods like black walnut, cherry, ERC, mulberry and others.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!
TGMM Family of the Bow

Offline hova

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1307
Re: how thick hickry
« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2010, 04:13:00 PM »
im backing white oak , so thats why i wondered just how thick the slat needed to be to make sure my white oak didnt blow apart...


i believe i am getting a HF portable bandsaw for xmas from the inlaws,  so this wont be a problem in...10 days!

im still going to set aside a few dollars to get myself a new good blade for it , 3 or 4 tpi , and set it up for resawing some scraps i have , which im then going to turn into laminated luthier clamps. gonna use as many as i can make to clamp the backing to the bow... might even run an extra thick slat as a pressure evener...


im still on the lookout for rip saws though. something appeals to me about ripping strips by hand...

-hov
ain't got no gas in it...mmmhmmm...

Users currently browsing this topic:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
 

Contact Us | Trad Gang.com © | User Agreement

Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©