What did you do today?

[DVSHUNTER]

I might make it to the shop tonight, but I just dont know.  I've got to sand down another bbo.  I did put the leather handle on a bow today though.

[psychmonky]

tonight I learned not to use a foam paint brush to mix Urac 185    

It pretty much just falls apart before the stuff is even mixed. Oh well, at least I hadn't applied any to the bow yet.

[DVSHUNTER]

Hope the rest of your glue up went okay.

[Roy from Pa]

I sometimes wonder about you boys from Missouri...  

[DVSHUNTER]

Roy, Scott is just trying out our new foam core glue.  Its supposed to be real fast.

[psychmonky]

Lol how was I to know? I've never used it before!

But yes....the rest of the glue up went fine. Im trying to resist temptation an leave it clamped just to insure it cures all the way...

[psychmonky]

Should have read "and leave it clamped"

[Dan Landis]

Peeled the bark on that Yew limb I cut last week, split it on the band saw and got it ready for drying.....Dan

[Mike Vines]

Built a jig to do rapid stock removal from a footed shaft by using a router.

[fujimo]

did you seal the back and ends Dan.
 and from my experience - you dont want to "chase" the moisture out of yew- it will crack wide open!!!

[Dan Landis]

Yes, put two coats of shellac on back and ends and plan to spray on a third, just for insurance, ran out of shellac though, need to pick up another can tomorrow.  This one is really gonna require a lot of straightening, about a quarter turn of twist, 6" or more of relex and a few knots to deal with.  But, yew is about are rare as gold in this area, so I couldn't resist a try at it....Dan

[wood carver 2]

I got a third coat of Tru-oil on my #2 bow. It's looking real nice.
Dave.

[SportHunter]

Bought some stain, made a jig/caul to heat treat my limbs on. 1st time heat treating scheduled for tomorrow.

[Diamondback59]

finnaly got to utah ste trailer up after a long 15 hr haul snow bad all the way should a took me 7 hr s normally got out the new lil red elm layed it out thinik ill shorten it from 72 to 66 add curves in tips and such  brock

[DVSHUNTER]

Glad to hear you made it safe brock.  

Good luck Paul.  Watch the limb color close it will slowly turn a nice chocolate brown, but quickly char to black.

Dave, Cant beat tru oil.  With enough coats it looks like glass.

[wood carver 2]

It might have been a bad idea to use Tru-oil. Now I don't want to let this one go!    
I think I better use it on all my bows from now on so I get used to giving them up once in a while.
Dave.

[SportHunter]

Tested heat treating on some scrap wood, went ok but I changed my mind on using it on this bow. There is minimal set now, weight & tiller are good so I'm going to finish it up,

Installed buffalo horn tips & tested some stain on scrap, looked great to me.

[gringol]

tried to flip the tips of a hickory board bow.  Results were explosive...I got a little agressive and now I'll have to turn it into a very short bow.  I'm thinking Modoc style...

[red hill]

Started on my trade bow this afternoon. Wish me luck.

[fujimo]

hey Dan, if that limb is still green, and you have split it you can clamp it to a caul, inducing some reflex, and taking the twist out- and it will dry like that, you do have to allow for spring back but it is very do- able.