Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: turtle on November 22, 2014, 06:27:10 pm
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I pulled this post from the ground 2 years ago. Took it to the 2013 classic and chased a few rings into it to see what was there and get some advice on it. Picked it up and studied it a lot of times since but never touched it with a tool again untill yesterday. I couldnt salvage as much of it as i would have liked to but did end up with a stave i think i can get a bow out of. So far its 60" long and widest part is just over 1 1/2" wide. Am going to try and get it done before the classic but as slow as i work on bows it might be the 2018 classic.
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/fence%20post/20121111_153717.jpg)
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/fence%20post/20121227_154124.jpg)
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/fence%20post/20141122_170745.jpg)
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OOOOOOOOOOOH!!!
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thats looking good :)
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I was looking at the one you gave me at that Classic just the other day and plan on taking a stab at it this winter. Any hints you can share? ;D
Looks like you have a pretty nice stave.
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I was looking at the one you gave me at that Classic just the other day and plan on taking a stab at it this winter. Any hints you can share? ;D
Looks like you have a pretty nice stave.
Im sure you know more about old fence posts than i do. ;) I did find a few places in it where the grain in the growth rings seems to switch direction. It was all about 1/2 to 3/4" deeper than the ring i established for the back. Makes the grain on the belly look strange but i think most of that will be gone when finished.....if it survives ::)
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I remember that witch wood. What a piece!
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I hope it works out for you that's a cool looking piece of wood.
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Oh my, if that baby holds together, you're going to have a cool bow. Keep us posted.
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Wow! nice fence post, I will follow this one! Good luck, hope to see a bow outa that... 8)
Don
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Very cool.
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ooooooooh my :o
does she have a sister? ;)
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ooooooooh my :o
does she have a sister? ;)
I gave what looked like the sister fence post to Pat B.
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;D
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Very cool
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OOOOoooohhhhh.... oh my... I got shivers. That is a beautiful stick ;D
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When you split something like that, does the split follow the grain nicely or dies it run off some?
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I have never split one as wild as that one but but it did have some run off to it. But not real bad.
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Woo that's a challenging bit of timber. You are a braver man than me :laugh:
Del
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Woo that's a challenging bit of timber. You are a braver man than me :laugh:
Del
I guarantee im not braver...........just to dumb to know when to quit :o
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Looks like a great challenge to take on. I have a snakey one to tackle one day a lot like that one . and blackhawk has the sister.. Have fun with your build I will be watching.
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That thing is going to blow for sure! Just send it to me to save you the heartbreak >:D
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That is lookin pretty good! Good luck! Hope to see it this spring!
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I reduced limb thickness to where limbs are just starting to bend. I will get them bending more before i start on heat corrections. Still have several issues to keep an eye on.
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/fence%20post/20141124_164224.jpg)
(http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u437/stevenbennett2/fence%20post/20141124_164336.jpg)
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Super glue! ;)
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Woo that's a challenging bit of timber. You are a braver man than me :laugh:
Del
I guarantee im not braver...........just to dumb to know when to quit :o
I remember watching him work on this stave for half an hour. He got about 8 linear inches of a ring chased before we had to drag him out from under Pappy's work bench where he was giggling and drooling on himself.
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Woo that's a challenging bit of timber. You are a braver man than me :laugh:
Del
I guarantee im not braver...........just to dumb to know when to quit :o
I remember watching him work on this stave for half an hour. He got about 8 linear inches of a ring chased before we had to drag him out from under Pappy's work bench where he was giggling and drooling on himself.
Only thing i remember JW was when you snatched the draw knife away from me so you could have a go at it yourself :o >:D >:D
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Yeah, and then I took your place under that self same bench for a session of giggling and drooling!
I believe this is the stave that cured me of my fascination with "character" wood.
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Yeah, and then I took your place under that self same bench for a session of giggling and drooling!
I believe this is the stave that cured me of my fascination with "character" wood.
Your fooling yourself JW..........addicts cant be cured. >:D
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My therapist assures me I am recovering.
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Therapists are often overly optimistic.
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Therapists are often overly optimistic.
Not mine, I have beaten him down to my level! Bwahaha!
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That is one scary stave;-).
It seems to me that pretty much only Osage grows these meandering/snakey structures....looks good:-)
Cheers
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I remember that piece, hard to forget one like that. Good luck and keep us fence post/ed on the progress;) ;D ;D ;D OK OK I was trying to be funny. :)
Pappy
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Gnarly! Good luck!
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I remember that piece, hard to forget one like that. Good luck and keep us fence post/ed on the progress;) ;D ;D ;D OK OK I was trying to be funny. :)
Pappy
...and succeeding.
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" I did find a few places in it where the grain in the growth rings seems to switch direction. It was all about 1/2 to 3/4" deeper than the ring i established for the back. Makes the grain on the belly look strange but i think most of that will be gone when finished.....if it survives"
Do you mean by this that the grain in an older growth ring dioesn't follow your snakes in your chased ring, so the two are parallel back to front, but skewed side to side?
If so, I'm sure angle of violation matters, but I would bet money you'll be ok 90% of the time. I have seen this in black locust, and the only major problem was that it wanted to tear out in long gouges as I split and roughed it out, so I was worried about having enough width on the belly. but it should hold, taking the compression, unless it's wildly off.
That is a cool as heck stave.
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Do you mean by this that the grain in an older growth ring dioesn't follow your snakes in your chased ring, so the two are parallel back to front, but skewed side to side?
Yes. That is what i meant. I dont think it will be a problem but it can cause an edged tool to dig in and tear out places if not careful.