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osage board bows: 2 at once
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grant, i tried to pick the best one, of course...;D
but there are still a few left. Problem is, they are cracked. So you gotta sort through and think, "can i split it along this crack and have it useful?" and "How many pieces can I honestly get from this stake?"
as for the shorties, they're mine. I make bows for kids out of the scraps. Maybe that's what you were thinking, too.
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ok...so i had to work the backs of these guys, they were roughsawn with about a 16th worth of rough....so i hit 'em with a coarse file and then the scraper....
this gives an idea of the transitions
here is one handle half-rasped out
this photo shows the back almost completely scraped clean...and shows where i may have some troubles and need some advice...
another view of that trouble area....
what do you guys think I should do? this is a fair-sized wane, where i actually had to scrape away some bark...how should i back this? Can i just laminate the bamboo on there and then fill the hole with epoxy and osage dust? Or should I use silk or some other fiber product which will conform to the shape of the contour? What do you think?
El Destructo:
eew...thats not good at all.... that grain with all of the Swirls and run-off....is a Killer ....the bark is the least if that Staves worries....Yeah you need to back that one....I would at least use Linen...but I would rather see Rawhide or Sinew on that for sure....TMO.....someone else will have another here soon.........
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what is TMO?
I could order some sinew, I guess...
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Hey!
You guys think I could heat-bend the bamboo to conform to the shape of the wane in this board?
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