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white ash build along (finally done( this time for real))
Pat B:
Noel, the set has already been made and presented to Patrick. Check out the Feb/Mar 2011 issue of PA Magazine, pg. 46 to be exact..."Our Community Shines".
I use Tru Oil on most of my bows. It is a gun stock finish made from linseed oil and other oils and dryers.
fishfinder401:
darn, i would have liked to be a part of that :(, hope he liked it ;D, what my dad has used to coat some woods sounds like that, he mixes linseed oil, paint thinner and i think polyurethane and wipes the excess off before it dries on the top, does that sound like it would work?
thanks
noel
toomanyknots:
I think jaro says he makes his his ash warbows a bit more oval of a cross section than d. All the couple ash longbows (not warbows, longbows, :) ) I have made have taken pretty bad set, so next time I personally will not use a slightly shallow oval cross section again on an ash longbow. But I would definitely take jaros word after seeing the very nice warbows he pops out. I have heard ash can chrysals pretty bad on the other hand, and have had it chrysal on me. But then again I remember a 120# @ 32" ash warbow a guy on paleoplanet made, looked like it shot ridiculously fast. Will definitely be following this...
fishfinder401:
--- Quote from: toomanyknots on March 26, 2011, 06:29:41 pm ---I think jaro says he makes his his ash warbows a bit more oval of a cross section than d. All the couple ash longbows (not warbows, longbows, :) ) I have made have taken pretty bad set, so next time I personally will not use a slightly shallow oval cross section again on an ash longbow. But I would definitely take jaros word after seeing the very nice warbows he pops out. I have heard ash can chrysals pretty bad on the other hand, and have had it chrysal on me. But then again I remember a 120# @ 32" ash warbow a guy on paleoplanet made, looked like it shot ridiculously fast. Will definitely be following this...
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what shape do you think works best, ill take any opinions on this, i'm defiantly leaning towards a slightly flattened oval shape mabey a 2-3 ratio of hight to depth mabey 2-1/2 wide by 1-2/3 deep, ill have to seee what the wood like when i get there and see what its trying to tell me ;D
noel
fishfinder401:
i am going to start shaping the stave so i was wondering what other people thought for dimensions and shapes
i wont be getting close to looking like the final shape for another day or two, depends on how late i'm willing to stay up
thanks for the time and input
noel
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