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Beginner - which tools will i need?
Apprentice:
Alright. I'm mainly asking because the availability of anything usable here is next to nothing. The main wood sort sold around here is pine, everything is pine and with the exception of shops that sell construction supplies there are no shops that sell woods. I might have to work with logs...
Justin Snyder:
Check the shops that sell wood for cabinet makers. That is where I buy my boards. If you do find a log it would be much easier to make staves and build selfbows.
Apprentice:
I think I can get ahold of logs from a friends land. What is the typical "stave" shape like? And what method is used to turn logs into staves?
I want to start out just building a selfbow with nothing added except a riser for the handle.
El Destructo:
I think that You need to start with a good Board and learn the Basics first....go to Georges Site ( Jawge) and learn from all of the Knolledge that He has amassed there on how to turn a Board into a Shooting Bow... http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/archer.html
Since You don't say where you are from ...I would either look online...or at your local Feed Store for a Ferriers Rasp...then go to Home Depot and get a flat Stanley Surform...back on the Internet for a set of Good Cabinet Scrapers from Veritas ...or get in touch with Sawfiler on here ...names Shannon....He makes a Killer Scraper that will hog wood or be as delicate as can be ....man I love Mine! A Bandsaw is not a Must...I have ruined more wood with one than with out...I use a Jigsaw when I need to rough out a Stave...or just my Rasp....
So.... A Sabersaw/Jigsaw to rough out the Board/Stave....a ferriers Rasp or Surform to hog off excess wood... a Tiller Tree or Tiller Stick...which you will find plenty of Information on here for building either of these from some scrap wood....Cabinet Scrapers for Tillering to perfection....and lots and lots of Sandpaper to smooth and finish the Masterpiece that you are about to create....and remember to start to save all of your Pocket Change...because this is going to become an Addiction....believe Me!!
Apprentice:
Oh excuse me, I live in Sweden, so finding things will be more difficult for me. I'm going to try and find a board, but I might have to use a log...
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