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Offline Dazv

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jig making
« on: February 24, 2012, 11:52:10 am »
hi guys.

So i have just got some timber to build a reflex jig to reflex a whole bow but something I'm not sure on is. How do you go about drawing an even "D" on a piece of timber??? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks again
Darren

Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: jig making
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2012, 11:53:47 am »
Screws and flexible yard sticks.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

Offline toomanyknots

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Re: jig making
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2012, 11:55:58 am »
Cool, never thought of that. Been meaning to do the same thing.
"The way of heaven is like the bending of a bow-
 the upper part is pressed down,
 the lower part is raised up,
 the part that has too much is reduced,
 the part that has too little is increased."

- Tao Te Ching, 77, A new translation by Victor H. Mair

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Re: jig making
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2012, 12:01:56 pm »
Its real simple to do. You will need 3 drywall screws and 1 aluminum yard stick. Find your center and go from there.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

Offline Dazv

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Re: jig making
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2012, 03:32:00 pm »
Thanks alot, think i get what your saying seems simple.

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Re: jig making
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2012, 04:06:30 pm »
Think your way through it you will have a fine caul when your done. Try your best to keep symmetry between the two sides. It will make building the bows that come off it much easier.
Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish has been caught will we realize we cannot eat money.

Offline Jboyd

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Re: jig making
« Reply #6 on: February 24, 2012, 04:14:44 pm »
I used a piece of 1/2 inch cpvc pipe on my last one and some nails

Offline Dazv

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Re: jig making
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2012, 04:25:44 pm »
Thanks alot for the help i think i will put about 2 inches of reflex into it.