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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #585 on: March 22, 2014, 09:07:46 pm »
Sweet bow Matt!
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #586 on: March 22, 2014, 10:21:59 pm »
Shooting her in and got some damn chrysals.  In the handle.  Probably too narrow. Or the rings.  It was only bending just a tad there, but locust is one of the best teacher I have ever known :).  When I get one out of it, it will be a beast of a shooter.  I can feel its potential as a bow wood.  The last two I have attempted have hardly taken any set at all.  Back to the drawing board yet again.  I have a big stack of this stuff.
I'll get pics up of the next one soon
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Offline huisme

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #587 on: March 22, 2014, 10:37:39 pm »
It's weird how much the stuff likes to chrysal in narrow spots, isn't it? Seems way more than proportional to the difference in width and compensation in bend. Have you noticed thicker rings resisting chrysals better, or is that just me?
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Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline IdahoMatt

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« Reply #588 on: March 22, 2014, 10:41:39 pm »
I will get back to you on that Marc.  I am going to try one with thicker rings next on the next one.  I have a short stave that is 1 1/2" wide and 53" long with way thicker rings and some long stock too.  I'm not sure what to try next still deciding.  Going to take a brake tonight and get back after it tomorrow.
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #589 on: March 22, 2014, 11:58:57 pm »
Matt, can you grind that area down and add another piece of wood. It would stiffen that area a bit more too.
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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #590 on: March 23, 2014, 12:19:42 am »
Quote from: IdahoMatt on March 22, 2014, 10:41:39 pm
I will get back to you on that Marc.  I am going to try one with thicker rings next on the next one.  I have a short stave that is 1 1/2" wide and 53" long with way thicker rings and some long stock too.  I'm not sure what to try next still deciding.  Going to take a brake tonight and get back after it tomorrow.

Whoa, that sounds a lot like the first build-along I did. The thick rings held up well for being overstressed by about fifteen pounds and she only took two inches of set from half an inch of reflex.
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Black locust. Black locust everywhere.
Mollegabets all day long.
Might as well make them short, save some wood to keep warm.

Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #591 on: March 23, 2014, 12:51:32 am »
Quote from: Pat B on March 22, 2014, 11:58:57 pm
Matt, can you grind that area down and add another piece of wood. It would stiffen that area a bit more too.

I kinda was thinking that too Pat.  How would you go about that.  What wood would you use?
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #592 on: March 23, 2014, 12:53:07 am »
Marc I saw that build the stave I have looks similar with a few character flaws ::)
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #593 on: March 23, 2014, 05:44:32 am »
If it in ur hand just flatten it and add thing laminations to build it back up
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #594 on: March 23, 2014, 09:37:27 am »
Post a pic of the fretted area, Matt. Most any hardwood should work.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #595 on: March 23, 2014, 09:49:40 am »
Will do when the sun comes up here Pat.  They are sooo hard to see in the artificial light in the house.  I have some black walnut the is already down to about 1/8".  Would that work?
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Offline Blaflair2

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #596 on: March 23, 2014, 10:36:13 am »
Any wood would work
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #597 on: March 23, 2014, 10:43:30 am »
What glue? I have a two ton epoxy that I use for knife handles or just tight bond?  Thanks I have never done a bendy glue on riser.  Thanks for the help.  I love this site.  I was almost ready to cut this in half to make a kids bow.
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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #598 on: March 23, 2014, 11:06:57 am »
Yes it is a great site huh?
Walnut would be very cool looking IMO
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Offline Pat B

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Re: 2014 bow trade works in progress
« Reply #599 on: March 23, 2014, 11:37:49 am »
The walnut will work fine. I will need to see pics of the fret and the area it is in to make a definite decision.
If the area will be bending, a few thin lams of graduating lengths should have enough give but it will depend on how much give is needed to determine the length and layers you'll need.
 I've never used epoxy so I can't speak to that. TB glues will work as will Urac(Unibond now)and other glues.
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