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Building the Vine Maple Bow - Finished
Gordon:
--- Quote ---Do you use this method to keep it from flipping over on the tree?
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DC, yes that is exactly right.
alwayslookin:
Great build Gordon all those staves in the back ground have me drooling all over my phone.
DC:
--- Quote from: Gordon on July 21, 2015, 02:39:14 pm ---
--- Quote ---Do you use this method to keep it from flipping over on the tree?
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DC, yes that is exactly right.
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I'll use this next time. The last Doug Maple I did had 6 or 8 inches of reflex. I had more clamps and glued on pieces than you could count. this looks way better ;D ;D
Gordon:
Today I am going to shape the handle. I like a bulbous handle style because it feels comfortable in my hand when shooting and it is easy to make. I begin by reducing the width of the handle area to 1 1/4 inches while also making sure that the sides are square. I make the handle depth 1 1/2".
I'm going to give the handle a slight swell. I mark the ends of the handle on both sides of the bow. I make my handles 4 inches in length. Then using a coping saw I make 1/8 inch deep cuts on the line and about 1/16 inch on each side.
Gordon:
I chisel out the cuts to make groves where the narrowest part of the handle will be.
Using the rounded side of a rasp and the groves as my guide I scoop out the narrow ends of the handle. I do this on each side until the width at each end is 1 inch.
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