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Bracing techniques
Justin Snyder:
Marc, do you put anything between the back of the bow and the jig to eliminate damage? Justin
Marc St Louis:
Justin
No I don't. The wood I used is nothing more than Spruce ply and Spruce is a very soft wood. I have not had any problems with the back being marked.
George Tsoukalas:
This is how I do the push-pull. Lower limb nestled snugly into my left instep, left hand at the handle,
and my right fingers hold the upper string loop. I pull with the left hand and push with my right heel. I nestle the string into the nocks by feel. I am looking down at the ground. My face is out of the way. That's the way I do it. If you can't, use a stringer. I used to straddle the bow and use the step through until I was told what happened to one guy when the upper limb of his bow broke. Ouch! :)Jawge
Dane:
Jawge, I can vividly picture the results of such an accident, and since I don't want a career as a castrati, I think your advice is very good.
Dane
tesart:
--- Quote from: Kowechobe on January 07, 2007, 09:23:55 pm --- Dane- I use a table saw BUT I wear a pair of welders gloves to give me a split second---"hoy boy--"all power tools are very dangerous-like you said if you mind wanders plus they are loud !................
--- End quote ---
Just a friendly warning from my own experience. Welding gloves can do more damage than good. I had gloves on while using a wood gouging wheel on a grinder and instead of nipping the end of one finger the glove got caught and I mangled 3 of them.
Tom
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