bowyery tools

[jeffp51]

I would add my shave horse to the list. That and a draw knife makes a great team.

[Stick Bender]

I hit the Good Will stores & pick up long handled paint scrapers also use a scraper plane that I love .

[stuckinthemud]

For me, a really sharp Jack plane is useful in getting rid of tool marks and trueing edges ready for the rasp -so I use hatchet, draw knife, plane, rasp and scraper

[ajooter]

What's a Swinton rasp?!  I meant Shinto!! 

[cadet]

Another here has before suggested the dreadnought file; I've tried it, and it's a very useful tool.  I also get a lot of use out of draw knives and spokeshaves, not so much from rasps (shinto included) and scrapers - but still have them on hand.  On board bows, I use the plane quite a bit.

[Pat B]

My Stave Master bowyer's bench and my 14", 1hp bandsaw are both very helpful but not necessary...at least they didn't used to be. 

[High-Desert]

Anyone else use a surform plane? I just started using one, and it does a great job of removing wood to get to the bending stage. I've never used a farriers rasp, I'm curious if those will remove wood just as fast as the surform.

Eric

[SLIMBOB]

If I had to chose only 2 tools, they would be a draw knife and a belt sander.  From stave to finished bow, those 2 will get the job done.  Probably next would be a heat gun.  Every bow I make any more is tempered not to mention bending and straightening.  I use a rasp some, scrapers, calipers, but I could get by without them.

[PEARL DRUMS]

To answer your question, loon, no.

[freke]

Can't live without my axe:)

[scp]

Even though I use my band saw and belt sander a lot for now, I'm trying to stop using them for possible health reasons. I will be using tools that make wood shavings instead of dust.

[loon]

To answer your question, loon, no.

nyes? no what? the card scraper sharpening?

i figured, the scrapes are rather fluffy

meh i'll just get a spokeshave and try a paint scraper sharpened. are they sharpened the same as card scrapers?? they seem too bendy to push through wood... so i guess they would be pulled, just like card scrapers. maybe i should just make a handle for a card scraper
and eventually a hatchet. or a machete.. that could double as a drawknife :p

A machete actually sounds like it could be better than an axe, more controllable?

seems like a large gouge could be perfect for making tepeliks concave, and maybe for hld (concave belly) bows

current tools: shinto rasp, gyokucho razor saw (could work for roughing out, may be slower than hatchet/machete though), chisels, card scrapers, drill, vise.. and (edit) a rounded rasp, tekton



it took forever to make the tepelik surface concave with this rasp, probably because it is a curved surface and fir is ridiculously hard, should've used pine

[osage outlaw]

I use this cheap Nicholson woodcraft rasp to do almost all of my handle shaping.  It's half round and works great on the fades and contoured handle.  I'll use a couple of smoother files to clean it up.  If you want to put a good edge on your scraper check out the post in the how to section.  It's on one of the last few pages I think. 

[osage outlaw]

Here is a link to the scraper sharpening post. 

https://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,1237.0.html

[loon]

thanks, adding a Mill Bastard  file to wish list..