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Offline coaster500

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #600 on: February 22, 2012, 09:59:00 PM »
I work this ERC stave to here today...  man I hope I can make a shooter out of this one.

From here
 

to here
 
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Offline KellyG

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #601 on: February 22, 2012, 10:49:00 PM »
Wow that is a really sweet stave!
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Offline psychmonky

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #602 on: February 23, 2012, 10:27:00 AM »
pulled this out of the form and was pleasantly surprised that my first glue-up was a success. here is the first limb cleaned up.

HBI with Cherry riser.    

   http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p211/psychmonky/2012-02-23_09-13-04_488.jpg
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Offline psychmonky

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #603 on: February 23, 2012, 10:30:00 AM »
fixed the pic lol
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Offline SportHunter

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #604 on: February 23, 2012, 12:49:00 PM »
Worked on fine tillering, shaping tips & shot it 50x.
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Offline jtbluefeather871

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #605 on: February 23, 2012, 02:59:00 PM »
Built myself some arras for my bows.  Used safety orange barred and unbarred feathers, and safety orange nocks... That way I can find them when I err in aiming.   :thumbsup:   first cedar shafts though. They seem to shoot better than the carbon ones. Is there a reason for that, or is my aim just getting better?   :archer2:
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Offline jtbluefeather871

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #606 on: February 23, 2012, 03:01:00 PM »
Nice work coaster!
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Offline Dimondback

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #607 on: February 23, 2012, 03:28:00 PM »
I put the second coat of teak oil on my first laminated longbow...pictures will follow once it is shined up!
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Offline bjansen

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #608 on: February 23, 2012, 03:44:00 PM »
Thats the cleanest ERC stave I have ever saw..Looks great
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Offline DVSHUNTER

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #609 on: February 23, 2012, 05:39:00 PM »
I put a tatoo on the bbo I just finished. I named it Semper Fidelis.  I'm uploading pics now and I will post a few tonight.
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Offline jtbluefeather871

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #610 on: February 23, 2012, 06:15:00 PM »
DVS - I, for one, am looking forward to seeing that with great anticipation!
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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #611 on: February 23, 2012, 06:32:00 PM »
DVS, is that the one with the skinny tips I saw when I was there a couple of weeks ago?
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Offline KeithG

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #612 on: February 23, 2012, 10:30:00 PM »
shot a little with 145 gr. field points (move from 125) and filed on a new hickory stave. Son and I going to shoot at Tannehill sat..
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Offline wood carver 2

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #613 on: February 26, 2012, 02:37:00 PM »
I spent the morning prepping and gluing up my plan C bow for the swap. This bows' sister, plan D is waiting it's turn on the form as soon as this one is out. With a bit of care and a bunch of luck I'll have 3 bows to choose from to send to **** **.  :pray:    :goldtooth:  
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Offline red hill

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #614 on: February 26, 2012, 07:46:00 PM »
I finally glued the hickory backing on an osage board for the trade. Things just keep getting in the way...
Cleaned up the two red oak board bows my classes had started before Christmas. We're ready to begin tillering now...
Took about an hour chasing a ring along most of the length of an osage stave.  I had left some sap wood on the back. Even though I sprayed shellac all over the back, the sap wood checked. I had to go down about 3 growth rings to get below the checking.
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Offline Dan Landis

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #615 on: February 26, 2012, 07:53:00 PM »
cleaned off the glue from a repair I made to my trade bow and shaped the handle.  As long as the repair holds I'll be working on the tip overlays this week....Dan
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Offline bbs383ci

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #616 on: February 26, 2012, 08:55:00 PM »
Well after church I cooked dinner and then I roughed out my first longboat form got a long ways to go before I finish it I need to get a thin piece of paneling so I can use it for a guide for my router and Saturday I built a hotbox just need to ge a couple more lamps and wire it up and it'll be done too. Hopefully within the next few months ill be able to start on a longbow
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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #617 on: February 26, 2012, 09:07:00 PM »
Dustin,

When you make your plywood template, bend a pc of .050 glass or a good metal yardstick around the curves if you have any. This will show bumps and flats that you(I anyway) can't see or feel.

They will show up in a bow limb tho.... Not tellin how I know this......  :D
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Offline SportHunter

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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #618 on: February 26, 2012, 09:39:00 PM »
Working on finish sanding, checking under lights repeat,repeat. Prepping to stain tomorrow.
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Re: What did you do today?
« Reply #619 on: February 26, 2012, 11:20:00 PM »
Chris and i cleaned up the rest of the bow workshop today and then this evening we glued up a couple of hickory backed Jatoba bows (HBJ) with zebrawood handles.
 

Then i glued a piece of gemsbok horn on the handle of a bamboo backed osage (BBO) with zebrawood handle and cocabolo overlays. Hopefully I'll get it finished this week.
 
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