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Character Osage Build - Now a Takedown - Finished!
gstoneberg:
I worked on it more last night Randy. I can't figure the sleeve out. I had to heat it with a torch to get it apart and then all that happened was the wood came out of both sleeves (hadn't glued them in yet). Still had to drive the two metal pieces apart with a hammer. But, once they're apart they appear to go together easily. Dangdest thing I've ever seen. The bow wood must be expanding the brass or maybe there's a ding in the sleeve partway down. I'll probably have to sand the outside of the brass a little. This can't be as hard as I'm making it, but I'll get it.
George
Thwackaddict:
:D sounds like me george!!What you need is some spray lube and a bigger hammer!!Hahaha could be the wood is a bit tight.maybe try jus fine sandin wood til sleeve slides on nice an smooth?I dunno,never messed with em but they are on my list of to do's.
gstoneberg:
Randy, it's the 2 pieces of metal I can't get to slide apart. They go together pretty easy until the smaller sleeve is about half way in. It pushes further, though hard so I stopped. Trying to get it out I couldn't move the dang thing. I tried heating up the steel, but the brass heats up almost as fast and finally the wood came out of the sleeves on both sides. I hate to glue the wood in there if I need to heat it to get the metal apart. I'm going to sand the outside of the brass then lube it and see if I can get it to go together and apart. I don't want it loose, but I need to be able to take it apart or it defeats the purpose.
I hope to get some more time on it later this week if I don't go hunting. Right now I'm leaning towards the hunting. There's a big 11pt hanging by our field feeder in the early morning. He beds by camp so any time there are people there he doesn't come out. I'm thinking about leaving home about 1am on Friday and parking out by the road at the lease. Then I'll take just the electric golf cart over to the field where I intend to set up a makeshift ground blind at the edge of the woods. The shot will be about 25 yards and I'll have to hold still a long time. I think it's my only chance though. The 11's been bringing a smaller 9pt and wide 6pt with him I'd also be happy to shoot. They don't come in every day so it's a crap shoot.
George
gstoneberg:
I finally mastered the sleeve and got it working as a takedown. I sure made that harder than it should have been. I put some masking tape around the end of where the sleeves were going to go so the epoxy wouldn't stain the wood and then glued the sleeves in (removed the tape right away so it wouldn't glue permanently in place):
Then I heat bent the limbs so they are straight and aligned with the handle:
Then I got a wild hair to try making a bow with green osage and knew I had a pretty crooked limb I could split and get started on. Here's how I will glue it up:
Should be fun. Hope to get the takedown to the point of getting a string on it tomorrow.
George
Thwackaddict:
ahhhhh george thats gonna be so cool!!!hurry please ;) hahahaha
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