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BrushWolf
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Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 11, 2013, 11:06:00 AM »
I have had extra time on my hands. So I thought I would try to do a build along. So here goes. I will be attempting to make a 62" bow out of Claro walnut and curly Koa. The first thing I am going to do is cut out some riser parts.
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BrushWolf
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 11, 2013, 11:09:00 AM »
Here is the walnut.
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BrushWolf
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 11, 2013, 11:12:00 AM »
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Once the block was cut out square I cut the profile for the flare.
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BrushWolf
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 11, 2013, 11:23:00 AM »
Time to move on to the Koa.
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BrushWolf
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 11, 2013, 11:29:00 AM »
The first cut in the Koa.
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beachbowhunter
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 11, 2013, 01:17:00 PM »
Wow, freehanding those cuts would be a bear for me. I would never get them to fit!
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MoeM
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 11, 2013, 02:30:00 PM »
X².... really handy!
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takefive
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 11, 2013, 05:13:00 PM »
That is some beautiful wood
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BrushWolf
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 11, 2013, 09:26:00 PM »
After those two cut its time to fit them together.
I am not good enough with the saw for them to fit . So I have to sand them with a drum. The sanding drum has a stop on it and
I use a pattern to get every thing exact.
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Dmaxshawn
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 11, 2013, 09:31:00 PM »
Looking good bud. Love my brushwolf.
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JJB
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September 11, 2013, 09:42:00 PM »
That's going to look sharp, looking forward to following along.
-Jay
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LittleBen
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 12, 2013, 09:37:00 AM »
Very nice! I love claro walnut ... very nice.
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David Flanrey
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 12, 2013, 09:57:00 AM »
Keep it coming!! Looking very nice.
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chackworth3
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 12, 2013, 11:12:00 AM »
Very nice! Love the wood combo!
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BrushWolf
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 12, 2013, 12:19:00 PM »
The first joint is ready . Now to move to the other one.
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beachbowhunter
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 12, 2013, 12:19:00 PM »
Can you show the sander stop and pattern set up?
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BrushWolf
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 12, 2013, 12:23:00 PM »
For the next joint I just start over by cutting out the shape. Then sand to the line using the other half of the pattern.
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BrushWolf
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 12, 2013, 12:27:00 PM »
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Originally posted by beachbowhunter:
Can you show the sander stop and pattern set up?
I will get a pic or two put on as soon as I can. The drum I use is 2x3 with 36 grit paper. It seems to do the best job for me .
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BrushWolf
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 12, 2013, 02:39:00 PM »
Here is the drum. The black wheel on the bottom is what I call a stop.
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BrushWolf
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Re: Takedown recurve build along (All Done)
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September 12, 2013, 02:48:00 PM »
As for the patterns they are 1/2" plywood. Each one has a center line to keep everything straight. They also have makes to tell me were the lines for the joint is going to be. I line all the marks up an two face tape the pattern down. The pattern usually set around 1/16 back from the edge to allow every thing to clean up.
It definitely took me sometime to get the patterns to fit up before they were ready to be used.
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