Author Topic: Scraping direction  (Read 2637 times)

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cool_98_555

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Re: Scraping direction
« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2018, 07:54:40 am »
This used to plague me for a long time.  I would think I had even scrapes on both sides of one limb, but when I checked it over later, it would not be even thickness at all.  I learned to check it on the tiller and flip the bow around and check the other side, and pretty much do this every single time it went back on the tree.  I would just mark the problem areas with one side, then when it is flipped, mark the problem areas on the other side of the limb.  Has worked like magic!  I used to only check from one side until final tillering but i'm glad I do it this way now.  It's like the tiller will tell you what to do to get the thickness taper even.

Offline Dances with squirrels

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Re: Scraping direction
« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2018, 07:57:20 am »
Like Badger said, whichever way works best at any given moment. Which tool I use and how depends on what the wood wants, not always what I want.
Straight wood may make a better bow, but crooked wood makes a better bowyer

Offline bushboy

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Re: Scraping direction
« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2018, 08:24:34 am »
Yes,I've have gotten one side to thin because of My OCD,trying to get a perfectly centered v with the grain.
Some like motorboats,I like kayaks,some like guns,I like bows,but not the wheelie type.