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ERC longbow build-along and questions
gstoneberg:
Sounds good to me. ;D I can repay with seasoned osage.
George
blackhawk:
Id back it with a piece of rawhide at the very least. And a good rasp works great at any stage with ERC except final tillering,then go to a sandblock and enjoy the aroma.
But if I were you I would set it aside and get your feet wet with some other type of wood first. That's no beginners wood and its a beautiful piece of wood id hate to see get ruined. It can be a fooler wood,you'll think its going smooth,and great then BOOM. Especially if your tillers off and you don't know it,which is easy for a novice to not see. Im not trying to dissuade you,im just speaking from a semi experienced bowyers opinion.
Marz5:
Stretch: I think wires got crossed, my name is Mark also... I usually sign: --Mark R.
The knots are a pain but they haven't exploded (maybe I'm misunderstanding what you meant by "explode")
George: I got this piece for just under 15$ on ebay (it is a pain to get other woods off of ebay minus yew) I figured that it would be a good piece to work on before I go on to my piece of yew (also an ebay buy, good price too 35$ ish for the stave) I was trying to get some red elm but I kept getting sniped
Blackhawk: I'm enjoying the smell already, and I was thinking about just backing it w/ good old thin air but I might back it
I'm taking all comments into consideration and will decide soon on what I'll do :)
--Mark R.
gstoneberg:
--- Quote from: Marz5 on June 04, 2011, 06:55:22 pm ---Stretch: I think wires got crossed...
--- End quote ---
Yea, but it was all good. :)
Did those ebay prices include shipping?? If so, I don't know how they did it. About the cheapest I've ever shipped an osage stave for is $15. I know cedar is lighter, but still... If you're anywhere near Dallas come by and I'll give you an osage stave.
Good luck with that cedar. I hope it makes a great bow.
George
Marz5:
The shipping on the staves were approx equal to price I paid for the staves :)
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