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Ocean Spray sapling build allong
lesken2011:
Just found this thread. Very neat build along. I gotta learn my trees. I bet we don't have that here in the southeast US.
PNWTreeOctopus:
This thread is fantastic. Now that you finished your...uh...wife's bow what are the lessons learned? What would you do differently next time? Would you even build another Ocean Spray stave? I'm hot to try one as I live in NW Washington and Ocean Spray grows well here.
Elktracker:
My lessons learned are doing a build allong takes allot of time and that I need to get my limb thickness floof tiller better from the start. I also have ruined allot of nice staves by trying to bandsaw out the thickness taper and I had started that on one of the limbs and caused part of the problem of taking to much wood off to match that limb. I sometimes get in a rush and need to catch myself and slow down. If I could do it again I would get the thickness taper good with the old trusty 49 and do allot more scrapeing rather than fileing! I really look forward to building another OS bow I have built about 6 of them so far and really like the wood and the way it performs! I recently got me about a dozen beautiful staves and I cant wait for them to dry! Thanks I need to get a finish on this bow and a grip, I also recieved some pink string from a very generious fellow on here and now I cant remember who it was as I erased my inbox!! :-[ >:( If that kind person is reading this please send me a pm :D
Josh
bowtarist:
I didn't read all the replys, just looked @ the pics and read your posts. @ first I thought it was a Hamm's add :( then I noticed that quart of PBR w/ it's back turned there and I new we were good again. ;D Nice build along and bow too!! dpgratz
Elktracker:
PBR is my friend ;D
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