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Hickory Board Buildalong
Newbowyer:
Ok here is the pic you requested.
I just finished the other limb. I dont think there is much point in posting it because it looks like the other.
Just for fun
directly after finishing today
Got Dust?
After a long vaccum cleanup.
And last 4 years bucks. Mine and my dads
Guess we like Euro mounts eh?
Justin Snyder:
It looks like the board was cut from along side the knot. I would make that the bell side of the bow and cut that dark area off when you thin the limb. Other than that I really think that is nothing to worry about. You are in good shape. Justin
Newbowyer:
I didnt even think about that ;D. I was actually going to use the knot on the back. I might end up having a knotless bow!
I dont expect to get much more done until the weekend. I will be busy.
I think I am going to use these measurements on this web page to grind it down on the belly. I think it will be alright.
http://www.geocities.com/salampsio/oak4.htm
Newbowyer:
Finished roughing out my bow today. I did it with the angle grinder outside since it was so warm ( 50). Boy am I glad I did that, even outside there was alot of dust. Cleanup was a breeze though ( pun intened)
I learned alot about the hunk of wood I am trying to make into a bow.
^^See, it looks like very little early growth, at least I thought it did.
^^ See that little sliver at the top right. That is the only late growth in that entire limb. I think the other stuff is early growth because it was much more splintery when I started to round the edges. This really worries me.
Speaking of rounding the edges. I started to do that and finished up with only 1/3 of the bow done. I tried to get the limbs moving directly after roughing it out, and they werent moving at all. So I decided to make it more of a D shape belly to get them moving more. Unfortunately I ran out of time. Here are pics of where I am at right now.
Last pic is of the area I rounded the edges and gave a slight D shape too.
Justin Snyder:
I know you are getting tempted to start hacking and grinding. Now is the time for patience. Don't get impatient or all your work will be lost. Justin
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