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« Reply #15 on: February 09, 2010, 01:10:17 PM » |
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well you've inspired me to start a dozen tonight... Hopefully I can have them finished by APRIL  -josh |
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You'd claw out both my eyes to finally make me see it your way.
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aero86
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« Reply #16 on: February 09, 2010, 01:15:32 PM » |
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you can do it! doesnt take that long. i enjoy doing this. i cant wait till i get my 100's of cane shafts. now if i could just be this way with bows..
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« Reply #17 on: February 09, 2010, 03:05:39 PM » |
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well you've inspired me to start a dozen tonight... Hopefully I can have them finished by APRIL -josh lol been workin on my 9 for a month or two now. so far, i have them straight. thats about it.  |
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lets just shoot it
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« Reply #18 on: February 09, 2010, 03:42:01 PM » |
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maybe i should try to make a video of my process..
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« Reply #19 on: February 10, 2010, 07:59:42 AM » |
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definitely. i would sure be interested.
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lets just shoot it
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« Reply #20 on: February 10, 2010, 10:15:00 AM » |
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i bought some more last night, ill try to set up a camera to show how i straighten it.
basically, i take the long piece, look for the straightest section with the least amount of nodes. then ill check the sections that need straightening.
i spin that section so that the bend comes to me then away, like forward and back, then i straighten from right to left, using a cloth. ive found that its usually just bent right by the nodes, so you can do that first. then i straighten the nodes. thats basically it. ill still try to make a video of it.
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« Reply #21 on: February 10, 2010, 01:57:13 PM » |
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Aero - you've been PMed! |
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« Reply #22 on: February 11, 2010, 11:50:08 PM » |
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What do you folks seal the shaft with ?
Thanks
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« Reply #23 on: February 12, 2010, 12:10:30 AM » |
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Don't seal them. U don't need to. Maybe if you sand the nodes you can seal that part
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« Reply #24 on: February 12, 2010, 06:08:24 PM » |
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Howdy aero86 and Group,
So.... Don't you have to spine test those bamboo arrows to match your bow??? (I'm Confused.)
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Canoe
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« Reply #25 on: February 12, 2010, 09:52:25 PM » |
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Yes you should ideally. I've just been practicing making. Sounds backwards I know but yeah
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« Reply #26 on: February 12, 2010, 11:00:43 PM » |
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Yes you should ideally. I've just been practicing making. Sounds backwards I know but yeah
Get rid of this snow and get the saw pulled out,,, we'll work on getting you that tester!  High on the list of priorities. I need too.  |
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« Reply #27 on: February 13, 2010, 08:25:41 AM » |
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Awesome. I can't wait. Especially since u talked me outta those bamboo! Hehe.
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