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adb:
Once you start cutting out your profiles, you can see the quality of your glue line. The glue "line" is actually a poor term, because you should not be able to see a line at all. If you've done a good job during your glue-up, it should look like two pieces of wood together. You should not be able to see any gaps, or glue. The line should be tight, and straight.
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adb:
Here are some pics of the finished profile cuts. So, the only original belly profile lines left, are those on the 4" handle. You can see that the osage has already started to darken! The freshly cut belly wood is lighter.
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adb:
More pics
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adb:
Pics of pin nock profile, and pic from the backing side.
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adb:
Here is a hint, for all of you with bandsaws... when you're done cutting, release the tension on the truck (belt). It'll make it last much longer. I learned that the hard way. My saw has an external hand crank to adjust truck tension, so I just crank it loose when I'm done.
Also, you may have noticed I have some burn marks from cutting. This means the blade speed is too high. Osage is hard, and you need to slow down the cutting speed if you're getting burn marks. The last wood I was cutting on the saw was pine, and I had the speed turned up, forgetting to drop it down before starting.
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