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Lucasade:
That's great - thank you.

mikekeswick:
If I had 3 inches of set at 18 -20 inches I'd use it for kindling.....
Trapping is a very good idea. Hazel is very strong in tension and not so great in compression. Heat treating does wonders for it.
How do know when you have overdone trapping....when you raise a splinter.
As Will says though a bend test will tell you everything you need to know.
However I have never yet touched a piece of whitewood that didn't benefit from trapping and heat treating. Of course you can make bows without it but you can make a better bow with it!

Lucasade:
It's probably a bit late for bend testing - everything between a log and what I've got now went up the chimney six months ago  ???

I've tidied up about two thirds of it with the scraper and last night steamed out the massive reflex in one limb so when it's settled down again I'll do a bit of trapping. Heat treating is on the agenda but I understand I need to wait until most of the way through tillering before doing that.

I also need to dig out the two little knots you thought could be a problem before I get too much further. Am I right in thinking I fill them with superglue mixed with sawdust?

Lucasade:

--- Quote from: WillS on April 25, 2016, 02:57:54 am ---Don't need nock overlays, no.  When I'm making bows with sidenocks I cut the tillering nocks on the side straight away into the bare wood, and leave them like that until the bow is finished.  Especially at 80lb or something, you're not going to have an issue.  You can actually leave the tips completely bare on the finished bow, with no horn at all.  The horn is only for soft woods like yew, which can be chewed up by a string. 

--- End quote ---

Hmm - I put it up on the tiller just now and the string split the top nock. I was pulling it to 100# which may have something to do with it, or I've not cut the nock deep enough or I need tip overlays. Can anyone put up a picture of what a proper self side nock should look like please? Meantime I've got some yew heartwood scraps so I'll rasp down the nocks and fit some overlays I think.

Del the cat:
Put on horn overlays or full horn nocks.
If it has split, it's telling you to listen to the wood rather than dubious advice.
Del

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