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Inaugural “junior” bow trade
paulc:
Made some progress today, went for broke and put the short string on the stave. It didn't blow up, it does look not bad but a ways to go yet. And there is already a bit of string follow. I only had the short string on maybe 3 or 4 times getting the two limbs to match up better but it was enough to induce some follow. I have brought it back inside to rest and am hoping it will return to its original almost flat profile. I think I might heat treat it again as I suspect I have removed a lot of the heat treated wood scraping the limbs. There is a weird hump in one limb that is hard on the eyes but my straight edge says the limbs are bending pretty evenly. Thanks for looking. Feedback welcome. Paul
stuckinthemud:
Definitely showing potential!! Not sure if the outer third of the lumpy limb is a tiny bit stiff? Some follow is almost inevitable, you can try a heat soak: I have found most (but not all) of the follow returns as soon as you restring the bow. Don’t forget that a tiny amount of set at the centre looks terrible as it moves the tips a long way, where a major amount in the outer thirds will show much less. Any chance of an unstrung picture?
A straight edge is useful but a gizmo is way more accurate. Like many here it revolutionised my building- I now have several sizes - piece of 2x1 drill through for a friction fit on a pencil stump and away we go
Muskyman:
Starting to look like a bow. I use a gizmo too. Not 100 percent of the time but it’s definitely a great tool.
paulc:
Here are two pics from before I put the short string on....I do have a gizmo but never seems to work quite right. Either riding the pencil point or the point wears down and its not long enough to touch the limb...fwiw Paul
stuckinthemud:
I think I might be tempted to refine the tips a bit and get as much of the bow working as possible
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