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Building the Vine Maple Bow - Finished
Blacktail:
this was supposed to be an old pacific north west secret...and now the cat is out of the bag...LOL...THIS GREAT..i cant wait for the tillering on this..it will be fun...i have to say gordon..when it comes to vine maple you stand right with john strunk...and most people look at vm as a rookie wood..but it is far than that...john
Bryce:
Woot woot nice gord-o! Glad you doing this! I planned on finishing my fm build along but sadly I've moved about 3 times and I can't find the drive with my build pictures. So I just finished the bow:/
Can't wait too see what you have in store for this pimply piece of wood:)
simson:
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Next I make a mark at the end and at the highest point of the crown and then another mark 1/2 inch to each side of the first mark. This will be the roughed out tip. At this point in the build I keep the tips quite wide.
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First, thank you for doing this buildalong. I'm watching with interest!
Second, please explain why you chose the highest crown of the stave. I do not care about the highest point, I'm searching for the running through grain. Will say I look for a not running out grain only on one limb side, I aim for symmetry. Hope my words make sense ...
Gordon:
Simson,
The vine maple that I typically harvest around these parts is of a smallish diameter and thus has a high crown. I like the center of mass to be centered along the limb to the extent possible to prevent the limbs from twisting.
Pappy:
Very nice build along ,love watching them come along. Thanks Gordon. :) On the subject of crown, I haven't done VM but on most smaller Diameter stuff I have dealt with the crown will usually follow the grain anyway so I try and do about the same if the stave will let me. Looking nice so far. ;) :)
Pappy
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