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AZ Ironwood Bow
richgibula:
In the second shot, you are looking at the narrow end which is on the left side of the end view. The third shot shows it from the top of the end view. I cannot cut the right side, looking from the end view, due to cracks and splits further up. I can really only cut the left and top sides because of those cracks, unless I cut short pieces.
I need to first work out the cut orientation and then the thickness and length of the bow arms.
richgibula:
On second thought, I suppose I could cut it on an 45 degree angle, judging from the bottom shot, to make the bow wood with the flattest grain facing the back of the bow. It would maybe improve the wood function but it will waste the most wood.
willie:
--- Quote from: willie on February 08, 2023, 01:20:24 am ---
would it be possible to trace a ring line with a contrasting marker, for the full length on the narrow right hand side (of the end view pic)? seeing how the ring lines run along the full length of the beam would help us advise better
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and/or also trace a ring line from end to end along the bottom face of the beam as shown in the end view.
without knowing how the ring lines run among the usable length of the pieces to be spliced, it is futile to try to advise
referring to the sketch of the boards I posted earlier. the sections you utilize should have straightest ring lines possible down the length of the board, on two adjacent sides
richgibula:
I did the grain highlight photos. This one is the end grain.
richgibula:
This grain highlight photo is the left side of the end grain.
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