Author Topic: A bow is born (Read 3067 times)

razorsharptokill · « **on:** June 29, 2019, 07:38:35 AM »

Had one that I roughed out several years ago. It had some bad gouges and a section of violated ring. Got it cleaned up and floor tillered yesterday.

Flem · « **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2019, 08:17:23 AM »

Thats one snaky looking stave!
I really like your drawknife, never seen one with articulating handles.

Pat B · « **Reply #2 on:** June 29, 2019, 11:22:25 AM »

This should be fun, Jim.

Wolftrail · « **Reply #3 on:** June 29, 2019, 12:30:41 PM »

Its not overly Snaky. Will be watching ya gonna give 'er some cool bends.

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #4 on:** June 29, 2019, 01:29:06 PM »

Probably curve the tips.

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #5 on:** June 29, 2019, 02:29:32 PM »

Nice, get er done, Jim..

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2019, 07:41:52 PM »

I heated the handle up and clamped the bow to the bench top in order to get the tips lined up. The string ran
long one edge of the handle now it lays right down the center.

Here it is after some work today. I'm waiting on a digital bow scale so I can continue. I have a game scale but I'm not too confident in it's accuracy.

Eric Krewson · « **Reply #7 on:** July 02, 2019, 09:22:35 AM »

Watch out for that hingy place about a foot from the fade in the left limb, get out your gizmo and work either side of it.

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #8 on:** July 02, 2019, 09:54:25 AM »

Yeah I saw that. It is stiff now and needs some reduction. The handle is also a little thin front to back so I scabbed on another piece of Osage there.

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #9 on:** July 04, 2019, 11:12:06 AM »

Turned out nice.

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #10 on:** July 04, 2019, 11:41:14 AM »

Pat B · « **Reply #11 on:** July 04, 2019, 11:52:24 AM »

Looking good so far, Jim.

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #12 on:** July 17, 2019, 08:30:29 AM »

cCaused a crack on the corner on one limb tip while recurving it. It is on the belly side. I heated it, put some super glue inside and clamped it. I added a thin veneer over it and one to match on the other limb. Hope it survives.

I should have rounded that corner off some before hand. Lesson learned.

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #13 on:** July 17, 2019, 09:54:53 AM »

Yup, always round off all edges, before trying to bend the bow.

OkKeith · « **Reply #14 on:** July 17, 2019, 04:36:46 PM »

I think I re-learn this about every fifth bow or so...

OkKeith

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #15 on:** July 19, 2019, 02:54:29 PM »

I think she is going to make it. I overlayed the crack with a thin veneer after super gluing and clamping it. I worked on the tiller some more today until it got too hot. A couple stiff spots still to work on. It is about 40 lbs @ 18 right now.

monterey · « **Reply #16 on:** July 19, 2019, 10:07:36 PM »

I like the tree mounted tillering "wall". Been trying to figure where to put one and there it is!

Pat B · « **Reply #17 on:** July 19, 2019, 10:54:12 PM »

Get the outer 2/3 of the left limb bending more but also get the right limb caught up with the left. Try not to pull to full draw until the tiller is corrected...and be sure to exercise plenty as you remove wood.

razorsharptokill · « **Reply #18 on:** July 20, 2019, 02:32:05 PM »

Well I strung it, put it on the tree and pulled about 10lbs of draw and... CRACK! Better on the tree than at full draw later.

This is the left limb from the above pics. I'm guessing grain run off and probably that section was bending too much. This stave was sawn so the grain was probably violated on the edge.Now its a Titebond III glue experiment. LOL! Oh well, I just grabbed another stave and chased a ring to just past the handle section.

Pat B · « **Reply #19 on:** July 20, 2019, 07:31:06 PM »

That's a pretty severe grain runoff for a stave. I can understand a board having a runoff like that. Was the stave split out or sawn?

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