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Hazelnut bow build-a-long (fixed pictures)
deerhunter97370:
Reading this prosess in the Traditional Bowyers Bible is one thing but getting to see some one that knows what they are doing go through it is a major help to me. Thanks Gordon. Joel
Gordon:
Here’s the bow after roughing out – not bending much yet.
After roughing out the bow I run my fingers along the length of the limbs looking for spots that are obviously too thick or thin.
I then work on any spots that I’ve marked for material removal.
Thin spots are marked with an X so that I avoid them when removing wood. I then repeat the process of removing wood and checking limb thickness with my fingers.
After a few iterations of wood removal the bow is bending a bit.
Gordon:
I now prepare to steam bend out some of the deflex in each limb.
After about 45 minutes I remove the bow and bend the trouble spot on a mini-caul that I built for this purpose. I’ll leave the bow in the form for several hours.
Next I’ll steam each tip for about 30 minutes and flip them up a bit to help with the string angle and give the bow a little more zip.
Here’s what the bow looks like when I am all done bending. The reflex looks fairly extreme but much of it will come out during the tillering process.
Pat B:
I'm glad to see you post info about Hazel nut. Bryan B is sending me a hazel stave and I have never worked with it. It is interesting to see how we each handle some of the small problems we run into in wood bow making. Most are similar but the individual nuances are eye opening, for me at least. Thanks for posting this info for us all, Gordon. Pat
Bent Rig:
;) Great job so far , hope everything works out for you in the end , great pic's - always learn something by seeing how someone else does their thing -thanks for the effort !
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