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A short, juniper stave: What to build?
uwe:
Hi,
I`d like to make a Hupa bow of this. There is a fine video on You Tube.
Regards Uwe
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: ssrhythm on January 27, 2023, 08:14:44 pm ---Please keep us posted on this build. I would love to see a thread with the full build of a sinew backed juniper bow starting with removal of the bark, so if someone can post a link, that would be awesome!
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It's a little too late for that I'm afraid! Chuck Loeffer has a great series of videos...I'll see if I can find them.
I basically just smoothed it out, narrowed the tips and handle a bit, and scraped on it until it started to bend a bit. Now I'm waiting for the weather to warm up enough to sinew back it. Trying to kind of let it be what it wants to be instead of what I want to make it. Might turn out to be a nice kids' bow...we'll see.
Uwe, this stave isn't wide enough for a Hupa, but I've been working another stave that might be. Stay tuned.
WhistlingBadger:
ssrhythm, here are Chuck's vids. REALLY good stuff here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_NyArp2rDE
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: WhistlingBadger on January 31, 2023, 01:08:42 pm ---ssrhythm, here are Chuck's vids. REALLY good stuff here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_NyArp2rDE
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Thanks for posting the link WB
And thanks for doing the video Chuck. A picture is worth a thousand words but those videos are worth a million pictures.
Bjrogg
ssrhythm:
Yup, thanks dood.
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