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Holmegaard build along
adb:
After I've smoothed up all surfaces, I usually sand the edges a bit with a sanding block. I like to really smooth the hickory backing edges. This mostly keeps me from getting splinters! At this point, I haven't done anything with the nocks.
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adb:
This portion took me about 3 hours. No need to rush. Smooth things up, keep your tapers and fades even. After this work, I moved to the nocks. Pin nocks are easy. I like them. I think they're a lot easier to keep straight, and in line. From the rough outline cut on the saw, I even up the side depth. I also round it from belly to back. Next, I use a 1/8" round file to set in grooves, bringing them to a point on the belly side.
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adb:
I just keep shaping them, until they look pleasing, making the grooves a bit deeper.
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adb:
When I think I'm getting close, I like to lay a string down in the nock, to see how it's fitting. On the hickory side, DO NOT violate the backing!! I don't do anything. The pressure from the string will dent it just a bit. If you file thru the backing, it will weaken the nock.
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adb:
When you're done one nock, flip the bow around, and make the other one exactly the same. Look at them both, compare, and make them both even.
At this point, I've been watching the floor tiller, and working the limbs on both sides. I can feel it flexing a bit more. Time to put on the long string, and see how she really bends!!
My idea of the "long string" is one which is basically the same length as the bow. Not braced, but no string hanging down. These are the first pics of her bending on the tiller tree. I've worked the limbs by hand, pulling them gently about 50 times, working the bow only about 6 - 8". The last pic is of the bow statically drawn at 20". I leave it just long enough to take a quick pic!! It's nice to shoot a pic, and then you can sit back and analyze it at your leisure.
For first time up on the tiller, it looks pretty good!! It certainly has that "Holmegaard" shape. It looks to me like it's bending pretty hard right out of the first fades, so I'm going to leave that area alone.
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