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Tapering the ends for the nocks

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Rod:
Sometimes a fret can be sanded out if caught earkly enough, but this is less likely to be succesful if the fret is caused by uneven tiller or a weakness in the wood.
I have cured a fret caused by a ding or crease in the belly by doing this, but it must be caught early whilst the fret is still shallow.
Rod.

SimonUK:
This one is very deep. In fact the whole belly has slid sideways on itself. I think it happened because there was a crack in the side of the belly, plus a bit of uneven tillering.

So frustrating after all that time spent chasing a ring on the back - if only that could be the last part of the job.

duffontap:
Save the good limb so you can join it to another billet.   ;)

SimonUK:
Splicing... that's one thing I haven't tried. Maybe next year.

I've already started on another ash bow. I'm sure with a high enough draw weight I'll get a reasonable performance from ash.

Rod:
That was a traditional form of "apprentice" bow, taking two dissimilar halves and making one bow of them...
Rod.

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