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Snow shoe questions
SteveP:
I can see it in my head... thanks that helps.
Steve
stickbender:
You could also use hickory for the frames. My Buddy still has his moms' cross country ski's, and her snowshoes, both of which were made out of hickory. She had the long type, I forgot what they call that type. Huron I think. I would like to copy them, when I move out there. I have an idea for making some out of aluminum, and also out of PVC pipe. Hmmm, arrow bamboo........Light strong......hmmm, easy to bend with heat :o......hmmmm, tonkin...... 8) The envy of the hunt camp...... ;D
Wow, where'd you get those?!!! :o Made em. Just took those shafts of Tonkin, that didn't spine out right, and here they are. 8)
waste not, want not. ::)
Wayne
SteveP:
I thought about tonkin cane but I need something that is roughly the same size for about 7-8ft of length.... and I don't think I can get a good piece 8' long. Now this will be a 40" long x 11" wide shoe in the huron style (think bent front like the bearpaw and pointed back like the ojibwa) looks like an easy build and with a slight modification to my forms (done this morning) no big deal really. Now the tonkin would work great for the ojibwa style I'm sure and rather easy as well the only interesting part may be making spreaders from cane.... but you could make the from some other wood and I wouldn't tell... heck I would be wearing tonkin cane shoes!!!!!!!!!! What could I possibly care.
What do you think should I attempt a build along for this???
Steve
stickbender:
Steve, absolutely, by all means! 8) What the heck are you asking a silly question like that for? Might try the aluminum, or PVC, with " T " joints, etc. But by all means, crank out the pictures, and bylines...... ;D We are now awaiting, the pictures, of the beginning, the middle, and the falldown, I mean blowoff, sorry, my clown side, got in there, ::) The beginning, middle, and the glorious finished product! Show us the molds also. ;) Well, what are you doing still reading this, turn your computer off, and start steaming, or heating those strips! ;)
Wayne
SteveP:
E E EEeeeasy there killer!!! I'm actually took pictures of how I made the forms so I can go from the "very" beginning. I'll get to it soon enough, first I need to get a couple new blades for my thousand year old table saw (think sear and roebuck catalog in the late 40's)
If I were going to do the PVC I would go with the hot sand and for method. Very easy... heat sand so that it is hot (not melt the plastic hot but close) put on one end cap to PVC then fill with hot sand, bend around form, take cap off and tilt so sand drains out.... let cool and harden... attach lacing then to boot then head out into snow. That easy... scouts honor ;D
Steve
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