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Holmegaard build along
Justin Snyder:
Good use for the shoe too. Justin
jwillis:
Yeah, that pic of you and your mom is priceless. I can hear it now... "the ;boys with their toys." ;DJim
adb:
Hi, Everyone
I made some more progress today. When we left off yesterday, the profiles had all been cut on the bandsaw. So, the bow is all squarey and rough. The biggest job from here, is to make everything all roundey and nice!!
I should offer a word on my working set up. I have a 5" vise mounted on a pedestal, so the top of the vise is 38" off the floor. I don't take credit for inventing this... I first saw it on Mickey Lotz's website. Long story short... it works great.
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adb:
So, next step is to use my rasp to smooth all the bandsaw cuts and burn marks from all surfaces, making the edges nice and round, and even. I start with the bow on edge, working the side profiles. Be careful to keep your 2" taper profiles even.
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adb:
I'm very careful to always work from the hickory backing INTO the belly wood. Never work from belly to backing... you may lift the back, or raise a splinter, ruining the bow. Also, when working the belly side, work from the fade UP into the handle, or distal non-bending limb. Never work down into the belly from the handle, you may create a hinge.
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