Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: BOWMAN53 on April 12, 2013, 02:59:16 pm
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When you follow the grain on osage are you just following the general direction or do you pick a specific grain line.
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Justin find the high spot/center and use that as your guideline for the rest of the layout. Its impossible to follow an exact line when your tapering its width. Keep as close as you can. Osage isnt near as finicky as others, but you dont want to get lazy either, it will bite you later.
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Lmao pearl why do you keep calling Justin, my name is jordan. :laugh:
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Wood is composed of fibers. The direction these fibers are running in, can be called the grain of the wood. There is no such thing as "a specific grain line" since grain does not follow lines. You are probably talking about (annular) growth rings. Following a specific growth ring means you are following the grain in the radial plane, but not necessarily in the tangential plane.You ALWAYS want to follow the grain of the wood as much as possible in bowyery, but some grain violation is inevitable.
Clear as mud, right? Yeah, that happens when you ask a vague question! :D ;D :laugh:
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Lmao pearl why do you keep calling Justin, my name is jordan. :laugh:
Too many brain cells lost! Sorry Jordan.
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Lol no problem pearl, i got a good laugh out of it.
Dark soul: ive never worked a stave before so ive never really gotten a close look untill recently and just got confused lol.
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Dont be scared to error, you wont get anywhere if you do. Just remembere there is always another stick of wood to work on if things dont work out.