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stuckinthemud:
I have also found scraper planes with centrally mounted blades. The problem is you’d need to use this while the bow is flexed on the tree. This would mean the scraper needs a very low profile to avoid fowling the string. I found an image of a medieval bowyers float on https://mistholme.com/dictionary/float/ which shows a thin plate with half a dozen scraper blades
Muskyman:
--- Quote from: Selfbowman on December 26, 2023, 07:32:02 pm ---They make a smaller version of this block plane. you would have to add to the front end.
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Why not just cut the back off same length as the front end with the blade dead center.
Kidder:
Interesting idea. I suspect the issue is tuning it. I’m envisioning it scraping away too much, but appearing perfect, then when you exercise the bow and the changes kick in and create a hinge. If you used it until it was even without exercising it you’d definitely create problems. I think it would just take some skill to get used to.
Eric Krewson:
The gizmo is only a marking tool, to actually remove wood you need much more pressure than the small gizmo could provide.
A separate scraping tool will give you better control of where you take wood off, I often just scrap off the pencil lines.
The key to having an effective cabinet scraper is knowing how to sharpen one, they are pretty amazing if you roll the hook just right.
Selfbowman:
A block plane with a rotary sanding disk in the center would be the ticket. The disk would heed to be adjustable.
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