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Title: Did I follow the grain???
Post by: bowhntineverythingnh03743 on March 31, 2011, 05:30:47 pm

Hey guys-
    Justin here, Just finished up my first layout of my osage self bow...68 1/2 inches tip to tip, 1 1/2 inch wide limbs. Question for you seasoned vets of osage.... Did I follow the grain when laying out this part of the limb? It has to go off the edge of the bow to continue out around the grain. Hopefully I did this correctly and if not can you put your two cents in. Thanks

(http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x344/bowhntineverythingnh03743/100_0717.jpg)

Title: Re: Did I follow the grain???
Post by: aznboi3644 on March 31, 2011, 05:44:25 pm

was the stave split or bandsawed?

If it was split with wedges than the grain is already followed

Title: Re: Did I follow the grain???
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 31, 2011, 07:03:34 pm

Pretty good but not quite around the curve but I can't tell for sure. Looks like that line on the right is close but off as it coms towards s by just a bit. Are the lines that close to the left edge? Jawge

Title: Re: Did I follow the grain???
Post by: RidgeRunner on March 31, 2011, 07:05:44 pm

It looks like you are at least very close.
Get yourself a wet sponge and wet the crooked area well.  As it dries the grain will raise in tiny little ridges.  Just follow the ridges.

David

Title: Re: Did I follow the grain???
Post by: ricktrojanowski on March 31, 2011, 07:14:49 pm

Quote from: RidgeRunner on March 31, 2011, 07:05:44 pm

It looks like you are at least very close.
Get yourself a wet sponge and wet the crooked area well.  As it dries the grain will raise in tiny little ridges.  Just follow the ridges.

David

That is a great tip. I've never heard of that.

Title: Re: Did I follow the grain???
Post by: sailordad on March 31, 2011, 08:12:37 pm

david,thats a great tip
i know water will do that to wood,but would never of had thought of doing it to follow the grain

Title: Re: Did I follow the grain???
Post by: DarkSoul on March 31, 2011, 09:28:14 pm

That looks much better already!

It's hard to say for sure though; we can only see the back side of the stave. There might be a big knot at a weird angle in the belly of the stave, for all we know. What I often do with knots, is to use a drawknife to rough out the stave. A drawknife will automatically follow the grain, and basically dictate how the wood grain flows. An axe would do the same, but with less control.

Title: Re: Did I follow the grain???
Post by: George Tsoukalas on March 31, 2011, 10:24:03 pm

I'd say that looks pretty darn good. When you take the draw knife to get the width she'll follow the grain. Jawge

Title: Re: Did I follow the grain???
Post by: DEllis on April 01, 2011, 04:42:57 pm

Quote from: George Tsoukalas on March 31, 2011, 10:24:03 pm

I'd say that looks pretty darn good. When you take the draw knife to get the width she'll follow the grain. Jawge

That's my favorite method too, you just have to go very slow and carefull so it doesn't gouge out too much wood.
Darcy :)