Author Topic: BOW BUG bites again, a Bow Buildalong finished with a new grip (Read 19292 times)

Shakes.602 · « **Reply #40 on:** April 18, 2006, 12:49:00 PM »

What I wanna know is Where do ya get a ULU?? :confused: Thats a Nifty Tool!! I cant say I have ever seen one at Wally World or any of the Various Home Improvement Wharehouse Stores???
Good Job on that Bow too!! I am watching this one Too!!

TexMex · « **Reply #41 on:** April 18, 2006, 02:26:00 PM »

[http://www.ulu.com/]

superkodiak · « **Reply #42 on:** April 18, 2006, 07:27:00 PM »

You could buy one from the site listed above, or you could buy just the blade from Jantz Knife making for about $5 and attach your own handle. That's what I did! =) It's not all that difficult and boy it sure does work nice. There might be a better way to make a handle specifically for bow making by extending the handle out further, maybe making it larger? I also used that Ulu as a scraper to shave off some fine yellow curls. Be careful though, you must be very masculine in order to use it.... =) Daniel was gracious enough to inform me that traditionally, these knives were for women.... LOL. It was originally designed to scrape hides and to be used in the kitchen. I think it's found a place among my other tools.

Bull Grizzly · « **Reply #43 on:** April 19, 2006, 10:57:00 AM »

LOL....Superkodiak, I can see ya gettin pretty good with that Ulu of yours. Your right, they are pretty handy to use, I use one too...

Daniel

DarkeGreen · « **Reply #44 on:** April 19, 2006, 11:02:00 AM »

I bought a cheap one from Smokey Mountian Knife Works. I see it and thought it was different and added one to my collection. They can be used for many different applications but I mostly use mine to look at.

Tom Leemans · « **Reply #45 on:** April 19, 2006, 11:07:00 AM »

Hee hee looks like he must've seen Calvin's bow building threads. Hope he has a good vacuum.

Seriously, it's looking great so far!

superkodiak · « **Reply #46 on:** April 19, 2006, 03:55:00 PM »

superkodiak · « **Reply #47 on:** April 19, 2006, 03:58:00 PM »

So I took some time this morning to heat up the osage and straighten her out a bit. There was a little twist, so I got that all worked out. It turned out pretty good. This was the first time that I have ever done that, so thank you to all those that have helped me with this process. Also, many of the how-to's were very helpful in learning exactly what to do. After I straightened it out, I decided to put the string grooves in. I'll add some closer photos of the finish product there. If I get some time tomorrow, I am going to put that tiller tree together so I can get ready for that whole process. =) I AM LOVING THIS!

superkodiak · « **Reply #48 on:** April 19, 2006, 03:59:00 PM »

superkodiak · « **Reply #49 on:** April 19, 2006, 03:59:00 PM »

Luke Vander Vennen · « **Reply #50 on:** April 19, 2006, 06:20:00 PM »

wow, what a nice job you are doing for a first bow on a such a knotted piece of wood

Shakes.602 · « **Reply #51 on:** April 19, 2006, 06:40:00 PM »

Thanks For the ULU Info!! Looks like a Handy-Dandy tool to have!!

superkodiak · « **Reply #52 on:** April 21, 2006, 12:15:00 AM »

Alright, I am back at it. I finally got around to making a tiller tree. It's nothing fancy, but it's good enough to hold the bow and work on the tiller. =) I started with a longer tiller rope. It is 60inches the same length of my bow. From here I began to draw the bow some.....

superkodiak · « **Reply #53 on:** April 21, 2006, 12:22:00 AM »

superkodiak · « **Reply #54 on:** April 21, 2006, 12:24:00 AM »

After checking out this tiller pic, I made a few marks on the limbs and did some scraping. Things started to shape up so I put her back on the tree and checked it out. I am gonna stay here for tonight. I really would like to hear what you guys think. This is all new to me! =) Here are two pictures of the tiller.

superkodiak · « **Reply #55 on:** April 21, 2006, 12:25:00 AM »

superkodiak · « **Reply #56 on:** April 21, 2006, 12:28:00 AM »

I thought it would help if I put the tiller tree and bow against a wall with bricks (for reference), so I took another picture in my kitchen... not so far from the living room. Hey, it's a small apartment. Once again, God bless my wife for putting up with all this.... which reminds me, I am gonna need to sweep up some shavings from making that tiller tree earlier. =)

superkodiak · « **Reply #57 on:** April 21, 2006, 12:28:00 AM »

superkodiak · « **Reply #58 on:** April 21, 2006, 12:30:00 AM »

OK, fellas. I am stopping here for the night. If you can comment on the tiller, I'll know where to start tomorrow or the next day. Did I mention that I am loving this?! OK, it's time to clean the mess up.

Luke Vander Vennen · « **Reply #59 on:** April 21, 2006, 07:53:00 AM »

both limbs need to bend a fair bit more at mid limb, it's looking a little hingy of both fades. What weight are you at?

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