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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak question
« Reply #15 on: September 01, 2011, 11:23:28 pm »
The old Dutch plug trick and backing strip of hickory.  If you get a good glue line this should work.  Good advice randman, I now happily contradict my prior advice! 

*smacking himself in the head for forgetting the dutch plug trick*
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Offline frankg

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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak question
« Reply #16 on: September 01, 2011, 11:39:40 pm »
I put a piece of hickory ramrod in after filing it out for a snug fit . Wetted hole up good with TBIII , wetted plug and pushed it in . Had a little gap around plug on one side so I slid a sliver of osage around it and tapped it in . It looked good this morn so i trimmed it off . Floor tillered for now until I can find a backing strip :)

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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak (in progress) pics
« Reply #17 on: September 02, 2011, 08:29:36 pm »
  Found a piece of the hickory I trimmed from making a gunstock and ran off a couple 1/4" strips then ran through planer to 1/8".
 Having never done this I scratched the contact surfaces up some with a sawzall blade, wiped down with denatured alcohol, dried , wet both surfaces good with TBIII and clamped up with a stiff backer above backing strip to flatten it out good. 12 C-clamps holding it all together. Ill leave it until morning and see how it looks .
 I think Ill add a 1/4" Walnut overlay on the lap joint. I read that here someplace .

Thanks for the input on this thread and my other one concerning backing strips :) Perhaps I can save this puppy yet !
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak question
« Reply #18 on: September 03, 2011, 01:49:08 am »
Pics!  Post pics! 
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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak question
« Reply #19 on: September 03, 2011, 03:22:09 pm »
Heres a pic of glue up and dang near every clamp I own except for the 10" , 12" and pony clamps :)

I checked TB website and they recommended 24 hrs clamp time for stressed joints so Im waiting ...........................

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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak question
« Reply #20 on: September 03, 2011, 06:10:26 pm »
And here with backing trimmed and filed down. Glue line turned out pretty good I think :) I have a backing splice overlay of 1/4" oak gluing to it now . I think Ill let it rest for a few days before I continue on .
Hope I can get it worked down to a 40-45# shooter !

Learning quite a bit here ! Great site !

Trimmed down


Glue line


Shot of the grain
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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak **pics***
« Reply #21 on: September 04, 2011, 12:51:13 am »
We always like seeing "saves" here.  Thanks for posting progress pics.

You gotta chain up your trees to keep 'em from wandering off?
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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak **pics***
« Reply #22 on: September 04, 2011, 01:16:34 am »
Lets hope its a save ;D I'll find out more in a few days .

What ..............your trees stay put ?

The chain was to hook my 4wheeler winch to and straighten cable out . Then I left it and started hookin my Beagle Buddy on a rope to it when I was out front. If I turn him loose I might never see him again ! He follows his hyper nose !
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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak **pics***
« Reply #23 on: September 04, 2011, 01:46:13 am »
Been following this, thanks for shareing the pics and progress with us, I am glad you decided to try backing it, I wouldnt want to give up on it and as you said we all learn allot from it. Thanks again! and good luck, look forward to seeing more progress!

Josh
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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak **pics***
« Reply #24 on: September 04, 2011, 04:54:13 am »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on September 04, 2011, 12:51:13 am
You gotta chain up your trees to keep 'em from wandering off?

JW, I saw that chain and thought the same thing and was going to post it and decided naw...danged if you didn't beat me to it!
Aw you know what they say about great minds ;D
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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak **pics***
« Reply #25 on: September 04, 2011, 08:53:17 pm »
Great minds Ido think alike....as do all fools fail in familiar fashion.

Beagle?  That ain't no dog.  That's just a delivery system for a nose!
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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak **pics***
« Reply #26 on: September 05, 2011, 12:08:17 am »
Whew ! About got it floor tillered again after removing about 3/32" wood from both limb bellies with spoke shave and scraper. Didnt trust myself with the bandsaw being the limbs are shaped now . Still pretty stiff feeling . Need to get outer 1/3 of limbs working a tad more and I can get started with long string . Appears to be bending smooth through the 'dutch plug' area. ;D
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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak **pics***
« Reply #27 on: September 05, 2011, 10:46:16 pm »
No love !!!!!!! She blew up just above knot while exercising limbs on the stick ! First for me an got me ol ticker thumpin  ;D What the heck ! It can be glued together for a pattern Or sawn off at handle at broken limb and used for a saurkraut tampin stick !
Either way it got my attention  :D ;)
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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak **pics***
« Reply #28 on: September 05, 2011, 11:37:19 pm »
You got one of the best floor tillered kraut tamping sticks ever posted on this website!
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Re: Oak bow from old barn stored oak **pics***
« Reply #29 on: September 06, 2011, 02:49:48 am »
Nuttin ventured nuttin gained :) I knew goin in it might come apart and it was still a surprise when it turned loose !!

Oh JW , Jake (Beagle) agrees hes no dog ! Hes a human trainer !! ;D ;D
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