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Beginner - which tools will i need?
Apprentice:
Ok, I'll get a good rasp then.
What does it mean to chase a ring?
I also can't figure out, unless I buy a plank, how can I turn a log into a plank without a bandsaw?
Justin Snyder:
What you need is a scraper a draw knife and a rasp. If you are starting with board bows you don't need the draw knife. The rest are extras.
I started with a home made scraper and an old farriers rasp. I have chased a ring with a farriers rasp and scraper, but the draw knife makes it much easier. Old knives or scissors can be used for a scraper as can almost any flat piece of quality metal. I like the farriers rasp because you can get it for cheap and it has the coarse side and finer side.
Chasing a ring is when you take the back down to one growth ring. On white woods like hickory you don't have to chase a ring. You take the bark off and that is the back of the bow. With osage and some others you have to take the lighter sapwood off so you chase the first ring of heartwood.
Plank ? ? ? You can use boards which you buy. If you use staves you split them out of the log with a hammer and wedges. If you read this you will understand a lot more from what you read here. http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,978.0.html
Apprentice:
Ah, yes I meant board but wrote plank (excuse my english). The glossary was helpful, thanks for the link.
Alright. So I'll get a scraper, should I get a rasp and a surform or will one of them do?
What I meant with the log question was, can you extract a board from a log, without using a bandsaw?
BigErn:
Hey Justin,
Thanks for the link,i've been looking for that post also!
Ernie
Justin Snyder:
--- Quote from: Apprentice on January 02, 2010, 01:03:47 pm ---Ah, yes I meant board but wrote plank (excuse my English).
--- End quote ---
Your English is fine. A plank is a form of a board, but I wanted to make sure we were talking about the same thing. It is possible to make a board from a log without a bandsaw, but it is difficult. Men have been making boards and beams from logs for many centuries. Hand saws or drawknives would do the job just fine.
I prefer a rasp over a sure form, but it is a personal preference.
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