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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Bow-making Blunders
« Reply #30 on: May 29, 2017, 07:28:44 pm »
Okay, thought of another one. I was drilling holes in a plank with an electric drill for some bow-related reason and instead of clamping the wood down like any average-functioning human being would do I decided to hold it in my left hand and drill into it with my right. Well, I didn't realize my left hand was directly behind the drill bit and when it went through the wood it went into my palm. I had to put it in reverse to get it out.  :o 
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Offline chamookman

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Re: Bow-making Blunders
« Reply #31 on: May 30, 2017, 03:37:07 am »
I know I'm not the only one to do this - cut the string (while braced) with the scraper, while getting close to final taper  O:) ! Bob
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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Bow-making Blunders
« Reply #32 on: May 30, 2017, 04:05:03 am »
Done most of the above.
Splitting a little piece of Yew for a temporary knock overlay.... thinks...
I'll just hold the wood in left hand, put the axe on the top and give it a sharp tap on the floor... that'll do it ::)
The axe was V sharp and there was a knot in the wood so it split out and went deep into my finger. Fortunately I had some of those closure strip thingies which held it together and it healed pretty quick. Made me a tad queasy and a lot more careful.
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Bow-making Blunders
« Reply #33 on: May 30, 2017, 02:21:11 pm »
I cut string grooves in once that were on the opposite angle of what they should be, tough to hold a string loop that way :) 
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Offline jaxenro

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Re: Bow-making Blunders
« Reply #34 on: May 30, 2017, 02:55:22 pm »
just the other day for no real reason I stabbed a new x-Acto blade into my finger was cutting some wood to make a measuring jig and went into the finger instead of the wood bled like a stuck pig but no nerve damage

Making miniatures so far I have broken at least four by bending wrong when string them or the other day I was  sanding too hard and it bent backwards and snapped it
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Bow-making Blunders
« Reply #35 on: May 30, 2017, 03:10:07 pm »
I let Pearly use my new nock file the other day.  I got it back in 2 pieces a few minutes later.


For those of you who like to file the string grooves backwards check out this fix that Mississippi Dave used on his bow at the Classic a few years ago.







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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Bow-making Blunders
« Reply #36 on: May 30, 2017, 05:27:33 pm »
Pertty neat  Clint, looks like he did it on purpose
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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Bow-making Blunders
« Reply #37 on: May 30, 2017, 06:19:10 pm »
Ill lock that one away, I plan on doing it again.
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Offline upstatenybowyer

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Re: Bow-making Blunders
« Reply #38 on: May 30, 2017, 07:31:05 pm »
Outlaw, now you've got 2 new files! One for you and one for Pearl!
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