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A beginner's warbow: Where to start?

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Shiloh:

--- Quote from: fishfinder401 on September 18, 2012, 05:42:53 pm ---iwouldnt do hickory,but maple i have seen is a good match for red oak in my experiences, and im actually working on a maple backed oak warbow, nothing to havey, but heavy enough to be a warbow

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Ahhh, I hadn't thought about maple. I had worried that hickory might overpower the belly, but maple does definitely sound like the better choice.

fishfinder401:
and its allot cheaper and at least near me more readily available

Shiloh:
Okay guys, just a couple more quick questions if you don't mind.

-Does a white or red oak belly with a maple backing sound like a good combination?

-I was watching Steve's Stratton's Laminated EWB DVD and I noticed that he used a belt/disc sander (I believe he called it a linnesher, Spellcheck please?) to shape the tips for the horn nocks. But I don't own or have easy access to one. How else could I shape the tips to fit the nocks?

-I had planned on using a set of cabinet scrapers during the tillering process, but for whatever reason all I'm getting out of mine is mostly dust with the occasional small shaving. I had used this video for a guide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3sqDWFAA0s and apparently it's working for this guy, but definitely not for me. Any ideas?

Thanks for the help everyone!

adb:
Scrapers need to be sharpened with a burr on the cutting edge, otherwise they're useless. Usually about a 15 degree burr, for aggressive wood removal.

bubby:
you can shape the tip's with a rasp, like a 4-1, Bub

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