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Justin Snyder:
--- Quote from: GregB on January 31, 2007, 09:00:47 pm ---
Is anybody out there...? :)
I've got the bow just beginning to bend some while floor tillering. Just about ready to put on the form and try to get more constant curvature full length of the limbs. Had to take a little break, seems like guava will wear you out to!
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I'm no expert, (Ive only worked on one guava stave before) but be carefull heating it. Go over it with a scraper or something to get it smooth. I left mine a little rough because it was just a roughed out stave and it scorched the heck out of it. I had to cut 4" off each end. I have never had that problem with Osage. After I got it nice and smooth it seemed to heat and reflex with no problems. I couldn't scorch it if I wanted to. Justin
GregB:
Okay, I've got my son helping with posting some pictures...hope it works!
Showing the bow with part of the cambrium layer removed, used drawknife and scrapper. One of the pictures is showing the bow with the original reflex in it. Then after thinning the limb thickness, I put it on the form and really threw the heat to it. Hopefully it will take more curvature after removing, I'll leave it on the form until tomorrow afternoon.
Comments welcome! ;)
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bullcreekboy:
Lookin good Greg. Whats all that yellar stuff behind the guava LOL. Have you talked to Pappy to see how the hog hunt is going?
GregB:
Bullcreekboy, the cambrium layer came off really easy...used drawknife to get off the bulk of it, then a scrapper and some sanding. I havn't heard from Pappy other then his wife told me they made it to Oklahoma without problems. That "yellar stuff" hopefully will be some finished osage bows one of these days. ;D
Justin, it scorched a little but not very bad. I had scrapped out all the rasp marks after reducing the thickness. Most if not all of the scorched spots should be removed by tillering. I rubbed in a small amount of cooking oil prior to heating using a paper towell only on the belly and slightly up on the sides. I was careful not to get any on the back. That might have helped some, we usually put oil on white woods and occasionally osage prior to putting on forms.
Hillbilly:
Lookin' good, Greg, that oughta make a good bow. Looking forward to seeing some pics in the future of that pile of squiggly yaller things, too.
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