Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: toomanyknots on July 18, 2013, 10:39:27 am
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Any thoughts on these yall? I have a bow glued up with a pretty noticeable bruise in the middle (it's an elb). I have made a couple bows with bruises on the bamboo, but the bruises haven't been super bad. I'm really most concerned with the aesthetics on the bow, I was wondering if anybody has dyed a bruise here or there? Does a bruises indicate trouble or compromised power fibers?
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Not sure what you're talking about... could you post a pic?
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I always thought it was just a stain and not bruised. I scraped them clean and never had an issue.
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Not sure what you're talking about... could you post a pic?
lol, I knew I should of just did that in the first place, ;D.
I always thought it was just a stain and not bruised. I scraped them clean and never had an issue.
These stay on the bamboo after scrapping through all the rind, I wanted to do the same thing but was weary of scrapping too much bamboo and violating the back. I will post a pic in a little bit...
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These stay on the bamboo after scrapping through all the rind, I wanted to do the same thing but was weary of scrapping too much bamboo and violating the back. I will post a pic in a little bit...
is it possible to violate a ring on grass?
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Well from my very limited understanding of bamboo, bamboo has fibers right under the rind called power fibers similar to the fibers of a back ring on a stave, and these are what holds the bamboo together when stressed in tension.
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These stay on the bamboo after scrapping through all the rind, I wanted to do the same thing but was weary of scrapping too much bamboo and violating the back. I will post a pic in a little bit...
is it possible to violate a ring on grass?
Yes it is... ask me how I know.
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These stay on the bamboo after scrapping through all the rind, I wanted to do the same thing but was weary of scrapping too much bamboo and violating the back. I will post a pic in a little bit...
is it possible to violate a ring on grass?
Yes it is... ask me how I know.
Ok how? But only awnser if it won't lead to a two page essay :o I can't concentrate that long. Kinda long story short. Thanks
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Bamboo backed ipe. I went too far into the powerfibers and nodes, and it broke.
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These stay on the bamboo after scrapping through all the rind, I wanted to do the same thing but was weary of scrapping too much bamboo and violating the back. I will post a pic in a little bit...
is it possible to violate a ring on grass?
I have seen lots of grass that was large enough to make a bow with it but the DEA dug it up before I could collect any staves. >:D
Grady
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;D ;D ;D
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Bowslayer - Of course it's possible to damage the fibers that are doing the tension work.......
TMK - don't keep scraping......don't do it man! As you already know just take the rind off and leave the 'bruises' well alone. Leather dyes work fairly well at concealling them ;)
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Bowslayer - Of course it's possible to damage the fibers that are doing the tension work.......
TMK - don't keep scraping......don't do it man! As you already know just take the rind off and leave the 'bruises' well alone. Leather dyes work fairly well at concealling them ;)
lol, thanks mike. I'll try some leather dye on em... :)