Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: arachnid on February 09, 2015, 08:39:22 am
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Hi Guys... Just wondering, Does any of you work out side? no workbench, no vice, just you, minimum tools, the stave and nature?
I watched Primitive Pathways primitive bowmaking videos so many times and it`s looks like a lot of fun...
Has anyone tried it with lamintaed bows?
Dor
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I work out side all the time but not without work benches/tools exc. :)
Pappy
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I work outside in a very small area, I do most all of my work either on my lap or sitting on my shaving horse. I use cawls set on saw horses.
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I really want to try it... looks so natural, sitting on a stomp with a rasp in one hand, bow blank in the other....
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When I started making bows I worked in a 5X7 corner of the garage on bad days but out in the yard on good days. I did have bench power tools and an old bandsaw that I would haul out and use outside to keep the dust out of the house. I did all my stave prep out in the yard on a shave horse and a draw knife.
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I make all my bow outside with no bench etc. Even laminated bows. My belt sander for flattening lams is a board with sandpaper stuck to it. I am the motor.
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I make all my bow outside with no bench etc. Even laminated bows. My belt sander for flattening lams is a board with sandpaper stuck to it. I am the motor.
;D How many horse power?
Can take a picture of your "belt sander"?
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Same her. Almost everything I do is outside in the open air.
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Don't know if I will end up doing it or not, but my plan is to get some sort of Workmate, Jawhorse, or similar device, then shape the boards or staves on a bandsaw in the garage--and do the rasping, scraping, tillering, and finishing on the back patio.
Russ
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I make all my bow outside with no bench etc. Even laminated bows. My belt sander for flattening lams is a board with sandpaper stuck to it. I am the motor.
;D How many horse power?
Can take a picture of your "belt sander"?
2 horsepower.
(http://i399.photobucket.com/albums/pp78/pat_05/IMG_1811_zps7aa43ee0.jpg)
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I do almost all of mine outdoors. I have a 4" vice I bolt to the picanic table that I use for debarking and roughing the bow out with draw knife and then the rest of it is pretty much free hand with the rasp, scrapper and sand paper. I will sometimes use my mikita hand belt sander clamped upside down to do some initial tip reductions.
When I first got started I lived in the suburbs and had to clamp everything to the deck rails on the back deck. Did alot of debarking with a big ole osage stave clamped to it. But things evolve as time goes on. I think I'm kind of a minamalist. I can afford a nice bandsaw but I don't have one. I have an old 12" 1/2hp craftsman that I bought on craigslist but have'nt learned to work it effectively so I just always go with what I know and grab the drawknife and rasp. Hard to make major mistakes with the hand tools.
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I work outside as much as I can. Unfortunately, this time of year in Oregon, the rains force me inside a lot, but when the clouds clear for a little winter sunshine, I open the doors and pull the stavemaster outside.
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Be carful with the belt sander clamped upside down, part of my hand got sucked inbetween the belt and the roller cover, hamburger city! I went and bought a bench model after that blunder.
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I work in an unheated garage for what thats worth. Its been about 15 out there so I just heat temper to bump up the temps a bit.
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All the time, depending on mood. I do all my machete workout on a stump.
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I do most of mine outdoors, this time of year poolside
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I have a wood burning stove in my shop. Typically i burn erc for heat. That is about all it is good for >:D
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Im pretty much worthless if Im not in my own shop in the basement. Just ask my "friends".
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Outside or inside depends on the weather, but do go inside for tiller tree use.(http://i1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj633/darinputman/Mobile%20Uploads/20140903_172025-1.jpg) (http://s1271.photobucket.com/user/darinputman/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20140903_172025-1.jpg.html)
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Outside for me. do most everything off the back of my pick up.
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I work outside when I can. I have a stave press with a mounting post outside and in my shop. This time of year when it is -13 outside I work only in my shop with wood burning. I prefer outside though. Mike.