Author Topic: My TN Classic project BOOM!!! (Read 20881 times)

Pappy · « **Reply #45 on:** February 15, 2010, 07:10:32 am »

To bad.You might can save it,I have had them do that before,I filled with glue and rapped.
Don't know without a closer look but you know me ,I wouldn't give up just yet.

Pappy

Ryano · « **Reply #46 on:** February 15, 2010, 09:06:15 am »

Thats to bad Shannon. Looks like you might of violated the longitudinal grain a little when you roughed it out. Hope the stave works out for ya.

FlintWalker · « **Reply #47 on:** February 15, 2010, 09:54:43 am »

I don't believe it'll work Pappy. The farther I flexed it, the more it just wanted to rip open, and I hadn't flexed it over 3 inches at the most $:-\$

Ryan that picture is of the belly side and you're right, it does look violated. On the back of the bow the longitudal grain has no runout.

Hillbilly · « **Reply #48 on:** February 15, 2010, 11:44:52 am »

Bummer. That other one's looking good, though. That's a gnarly piece of wood.

FlintWalker · « **Reply #49 on:** February 15, 2010, 11:56:47 pm »

Well, I rolled in from work this evenin' and lit in on'r again...No not my wife

She's at work. That's why i'm getting to work on this bow

I scraped and flexed and scraped and flexed till it felt right, then pretty much just braced it

It was tough to do...even with a stringer. I know some people say not to jump right in so fast, but I screw up more when I mess with a long string. When I get one bending enough to brace it...I brace it.
All in all, she ain't sitting too bad. I need to get the string over just a touch, and one limb has a little more reflex than the other one. I think I'll get her bending a few inches befoe I mess with that though. Ya never know what a little scrapin'll do fer it.
So far so good. The other one dodn't make it this far.

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Pat B · « **Reply #50 on:** February 15, 2010, 11:58:49 pm »

So far so good! I'm itching to work on mine.

Timo · « **Reply #51 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:01:04 am »

Looks good boy...steady on now!

sailordad · « **Reply #52 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:03:38 am »

man thats a kinky one aint it

Timo · « **Reply #53 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:08:56 am »

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man thats a kinky one aint it

You talking about the bow or Shannon?

Josh · « **Reply #54 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:09:54 am »

yep.... definitely looking good so far... cant wait to see it shootin!

-josh

FlintWalker · « **Reply #55 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:28:50 am »

Quote from: Timo on February 16, 2010, 12:08:56 am

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man thats a kinky one aint it

You talking about the bow or Shannon?

I evened up the brace a bit and rounded off the back a little more. I think the wood's a little damp yet, so a few days in the hot box should do it some good. I'm not aiming for a bunch of reflex, but I don't want it to be a noodle either.

If it even survives I'll be happy, and simple straight profile would just be icing on the cake.

El Destructo · « **Reply #56 on:** February 16, 2010, 12:40:24 am »

SWEET...but ya better not Blow This One............

Pappy · « **Reply #57 on:** February 16, 2010, 06:24:34 am »

Looking good Shanon.Slow and easy on them snaky ones. They will hinge in them curves very easily.

Pappy

GregB · « **Reply #58 on:** February 16, 2010, 08:49:14 am »

Take your time and let that great attention to detail you have come to play. I've got confidence in you!

DanaM · « **Reply #59 on:** February 16, 2010, 01:36:40 pm »

Looks good Shannon

If no one else wants the broken one, I will take it, should make a sweet walking stick(cane)

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