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Offline Swamp Thang

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #285 on: May 01, 2017, 04:40:07 pm »
Wooohooo! Steamed the limb straight had to let it steam for 3 30 min intervals with stretching in between each one untill it kept straight.

Offline EdwardS

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #286 on: May 01, 2017, 05:55:31 pm »
Told ya.  Did ya get your wife that stock pot?

Offline Swamp Thang

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #287 on: May 01, 2017, 06:16:38 pm »
Hahaha noooo strapped for cash used a skillet with some foil.

Offline gfugal

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #288 on: May 02, 2017, 11:28:34 am »
I've worked on getting these Honey Locust billets ready for splicing. I'm doing the same design on this Honey Locust as I am for my Juniper bow. If the Juniper doesn't make it this is my back up. It is also providing practice so I have better know how when I do the same thing for the juniper.

I've discovered it's much harder getting a good fit than I would have thought. As you can see I'm not the most precise with the band saw, but after some boiling and clamping they came together pretty good. There's no light coming through on the inner splices on the side but there's a little showing at the tips. It's such a small gap I'm having a hard time figuring out what to put in there as a shim. Since its the tips do I even have to worry about that? I plan on gluing them together tomorrow with system three's T88. Any word of advice before I do? 
Greg,
No risk, no gain. Expand the mold and try new things.

Offline DC

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #289 on: May 02, 2017, 12:12:42 pm »
They will try to spread apart lengthwise when you clamp them so arrange something to stop that. Some people drill a hole though and put a small dowel through it. I don't like that so I clamp a couple of blocks to a 2x4 to stop them. A "Z" splice is easier to adjust IMO but it's to late for that. Also you can prop the tips up to induce a little reflex if you need(or want) it

Offline DuBois

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #290 on: May 02, 2017, 09:50:43 pm »
Gonna be heading to SE Kansas for a few days. Family stuff going on. Will be hittin it hard after I get back though.

Offline Swamp Thang

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #291 on: May 03, 2017, 11:32:35 am »
Well be careful on the road

Offline cabinetbowguy

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #292 on: May 03, 2017, 07:32:40 pm »
Got the tips shaped and mostly floor tillerd.. gonna try and get the long string on it here in the next few days .. im covered in poisin ivy after deciding to weedeat my pond dam and clear some brush
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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #293 on: May 03, 2017, 09:09:39 pm »
Oh man, that is horrible. I had the same thing happen in mid summer humidity and had no AC.

Will do Swampie

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #294 on: May 04, 2017, 08:48:30 am »
There seems to be a lot of shagbark hick around my home town...Hmmmm

Offline High-Desert

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #295 on: May 04, 2017, 09:03:09 am »
from here, it looks like that shagbark needs pruned a bit....
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Offline Swamp Thang

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #296 on: May 04, 2017, 01:49:53 pm »
So I would be done except I've been using course grit sand paper to get this thing to floor tiller. I want a smooth perfect belly and it allows me to make adjustments slow enough to catch a mistake but also it allows more time to adjust my ideas and what I want to what the tree would best perform at. I'm thinking it should be tiller ed and strung this weekend maybe

Offline stuckinthemud

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #297 on: May 04, 2017, 04:56:27 pm »
sounds good, I prefer a rasp but its all much the same thing really - any photos?

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #298 on: May 04, 2017, 09:56:11 pm »
I posted some 3 days ago? I think.....
 I'll post more Saturday night after I work on it I've used a rasp and a draw knife up to this point. It is really soft wood so heavy duty sand paper takes off just enough to be able to take my time. Otherwise I'll rush and mess it all up.

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Re: Fred Arnold 2017 Bow Trade, progress updates, questions and chat
« Reply #299 on: May 05, 2017, 06:52:36 am »
oops, yeah you did, I blame it on my age.....