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My new Hornbow
simk:
After having destroyed my first hornbow by sophisticated stupidity I need another lucky punch and started a new one. I'm documenting this here for Stuckinthemud and ... maybe someone else interested too...
This one piece hornbow-core off course is not state of the art and only for all those who don't like or can't splice or just like messing around with staves (-S I must say it's really difficult to get good alignement, good fades, even thicknesses and a dead flat belly for glueing the horn. It's doabale but splicing a few rectangular pieces sure would be much easier. That way I managed to get an even thickness in the main bending zone within .5mm, which I consider ok. I only did string it to check alingnement - tiller is off because i'ts still too wide towards the outers. Now it's time for glueing horn and then sinew... whish me luck!
simk:
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DC:
I'm watching :D
bownarra:
Cool! I wish you luck!
Is it ash?
simk:
yes bownarra, it's premium ash. the bending part is exactly two rings ;D what i didn't like about it was the ring porous thing - difficult to avoid "stairs" in the fades and the early wood parts are potential weak spots in the glue line. hazel was better regarding this. thank you!
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