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Doglegged Stave
George Tsoukalas:
Whew! Excellent advice. Do I wish I had this site when I started. Jawge
Pat B:
I think I would start it like it is. ;) After you get it to brace height, you may want(or need) to bring that tip around so the string track good with a little heat bending. Pat
Wasatchhawk:
This has become a build along with photos.
I shaped out the stave today. I used a pattern from Jawge's website. I'm sure I misunderstood and may have problems with this design. It was interesting to see the grain on the back side. I used Pat's advise to measure from either side to find the middle. On the back there was one dark grain that was dead center and ran dead center the full length of the stave, except a curve near the knot on the fade out.
Here are some photos, both ends are doglegged from drying.
The Handle area is actually quite narrow because of the way the stave split. There is also a pinknot mid-limb.
There is also a tiny twist in the stave. I'm sure all of you who have years of experience would be able to see these things before even starting work on it.
Tomorrow I will work on straightening it a bit.
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Pat B:
You should use heat to bring the tips in line. Both are going the same way and it would be a bear to brace that way. ;D Pat
Wasatchhawk:
That's what I plan to do next, I'll steam them and then clamp them to bring them around, one at a time. How much past center do you think I'll need to pull?
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