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DLH
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Hickory boards
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May 25, 2011, 02:22:40 am »
Few pieces of hickory I got from my grandpas shop...
Hope some bows are in there... The shorter pieces are 47in what should I do with them I was thinkin a bend through the handle shorty but don't have any clue where to start with something that short it would be a future project anyways... I really like the piece with the heart wood gonna save it for later too.
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bubby
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May 25, 2011, 07:14:20 am »
you can splice them at the handle if ya want a longer bow, I know there's a build a long on splicing billits, Bub
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hillbilly61
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Re: Hickory boards
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May 25, 2011, 09:37:52 am »
You could do a handle splice or a short bow<<<hint
or you could send it to me to make a short bow<<<<<<<hint, hint, hint, HINT
That really looks like a good stash. Have funwith it
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toomanyknots
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Re: Hickory boards
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May 25, 2011, 10:07:00 am »
One thing people never consider with shorter boards is to use it for just the working limbs in a bow, and to add on some levers/siyahs/ears via gluing and binding with sinew or glue soaked linen thread or something like that. That way you could take a 40" board and get a 60" bow out of it if your ears are both 10" long? What I mean is like a mollagabet or hunic style here. ... Just a thought,
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