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Hazelnut bow build-a-long (fixed pictures)
Gordon:
RT,
To reduce weight I will take off wood with long even strokes with a scraper - the same number of stokes on each limb. I will carefully monitor the tiller as I go and make corrections if necessary. The idea is to shave off a little wood along almost the entire length of each limb (be careful near the tips), exercise the bow, and then repeat until you reach your target draw length/weight. I'll try to post pictures later this week to help illustrate.
Gordon
Gordon:
Thank you Pat. I'm pleased you found something useful in this build-a-long!
handfletch:
Gordon, I just viewed the photos and read your notes. You have a veritable bowyer's manual in the making. The progression of photos is logical and that, along with your commentary, results in an easy-to-follow guide. I wish I'd had this helpful and clearly-explained set of photos when I first started out. I wasn't aware of these postings until today, when Dave H. sent out an e-mail.
Gordon:
What a nice compliment HF, thank you!
Gordon:
The bow was starting to show a little more set than I like so I tempered the belly again and then exercised the bow on the tree. Now the bow shows no string follow after stringing and a workout. We’ll see how long that lasts once I start removing wood again.
If you’re going to build wooden bows you have to learn how to fix problems. And here is a problem that you are likely to encounter sooner or later if you build enough bows. A compression fracture has formed in the handle area where a pin knot extends through the belly.
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