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Offline Rain Bows

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Best tool for reducing weight?
« on: October 13, 2016, 08:29:06 pm »
Just a question concerning weight reduction. After you've achieved your desired tiller, what specific tool do you use to reduce the weight on the bow? I have pretty much everything, but the scraper seems to most logical? My farriers rasp works well, but I'm afraid it wont take wood evenly?
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Offline ajooter

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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2016, 08:30:08 pm »
Scraper it is!  Ferriers rasp removes too much wood at that point.
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Offline DC

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« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2016, 08:36:58 pm »
If the tiller is good, nice even scrapes the full length of the limb.
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Offline Rain Bows

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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2016, 08:40:00 pm »
great, thanks as always guys. So what exactly is the Rasp used for with most bowyers? Mainly just "Hogging" off wood to get to floor tiller?
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Offline ajooter

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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2016, 08:42:22 pm »
Quote from: Rain Bows on October 13, 2016, 08:40:00 pm
great, thanks as always guys. So what exactly is the Rasp used for with most bowyers? Mainly just "Hogging" off wood to get to floor tiller?

I think you got it.  Maybe a heavy floor tiller....then I switch to a Nicholson 49 till I get closer.
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Offline Joec123able

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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2016, 08:50:29 pm »
I use the 90 degree edges on my chisels, works awesome as a scraper and for slowly reducing weight.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2016, 09:55:44 pm »
A good scraper.  If you are real close to final weight you can use sandpaper. 
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Offline bubby

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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2016, 10:32:42 pm »
I don't use a rasp after floor tiller, in fact i use a scraper to get final floor tiller. You want to keep the wood as cleaned up as possible from scratches and such so that when you hit final tiller you don't lose much weight with final sanding
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Offline JonW

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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2016, 10:36:09 pm »
I have heard about guys using a belt sander.  >:D
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2016, 11:28:06 pm »
I use a scraper from floor tiller on unless there is a problem then a fine rasp to get me back on track.
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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2016, 11:37:37 pm »
It can depend on what kind of wood your working too.
Osage and red cedar are two way different type of woods.
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Offline Msturm

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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #11 on: October 13, 2016, 11:39:49 pm »
yep heavy toothed side of the rasp to rough it out and get it into shape. the little toothed side to get to floor tiller and then a scraper from then on out.  I avoid power tools for  two reasons: one oops, and your bow could be toast. second, I don't have them at my apartment.

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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2016, 07:32:46 pm »
I use a scraper or my draw knife at a 90 degree angle.
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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2016, 12:52:12 am »
When I scrape with my knife I alway end up with little "bumps" in the wood. Am I pressing down too hard or is the knife to dull?
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Offline Msturm

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Re: Best tool for reducing weight?
« Reply #14 on: October 15, 2016, 01:37:35 am »
Chris3Kilo, scraper chatter happens for a variety of reasons. dull, wood grain. try and switch up the angle you are scraping, scrape in the other direction file the little bumps down flat with a fine file, there are may options, just play around until you get it.


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