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Tools of the trade?
stiknstring:
Tools I use and require....
Handsaw
Hatchet
Farriers Rasp
Knife....
I use others of course but these are what I use most....
When I first started it was just a Saw, Four Way Rasp, and a Butcher knife for scraping
Pat B:
My tiller tree...
kiltedcelt:
I'm pretty inexperienced, but I'd say my must haves are:
Surform rasp
Nicholson file/rasp
scraper
Now, that being said, I've made a bow using those tools in the brute force manner and it ain't fun. Too much sweating. However, I don't have the space for a bandsaw so my tool kit now consists of:
Bosch jigsaw (for roughing out profile - don't use if for shaping belly though)
draw knife (for general roughing out of belly)
spokeshave (for finer roughing out)
9" smooth plane (for getting flat bows FLAT)
scraper (for tillering)
It probably takes me twice as long to make a bow as someone using more power tools (ie. bandsaw, stationary belt sander), but I do enjoy using the hand tools to work the wood and there's something satisfying about a big pile of wood curls on the floor. If I ever wanted to really make money selling bows, I'd probably get a bandsaw, but then I couldn't work inside my apartment - guess I'd need a shop then.
DustinDees:
i made my first bow with a large tooth 3"x16" ferriers rasp and a handsaw pair of C-clamps... id say those are my must haves, id probably have to add in my dollar store scisors for scraping now that i have figured out how to get them working right. ;D
nice to have:
bandsaw saves tons of time on shaping fades and handle
electric sander (palm variety)
tillering tree and scale
Dustin D
JackCrafty:
"MUST HAVE"
Journal for ideas and data
Good, large pair of scissors
Mini hacksaw
Crosscut saw
Small sledgehammer
Hatchet
Pocket knife
Swiss small rasp files
Good quality sanding paper
Pot and aluminum foil for steaming staves and shoots
Pail of water for cleaning up hide glue & water-based paint......and for dipping sinew.....as well as many other uses
Candle warmer for warming hide glue and pitch
Squeeze bottle for fish glue.....my all-time favorite.....best stuff in the world :)
And, of course....a yardstick
"MUST HAVE" POWER TOOLS (my personal favorites)
Fan for blowing away dust, cooling things down, and drowning out the kid noises.... ;D
"MUST HAVE" ELECTRONICS
Kitchen scale (reads in pounds and ounces)
Grain scale
Chronograph
"NICE TO HAVE" POWER TOOLS
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST..."NICE TO HAVE" BIG STUFF
Work benches
Work Shop
Work Trailer
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