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Starting Small (finished Firewood pictures)
Muskyman:
It’s kinda like taking lemons and making lemonade 😁. It’s got me thinking 🤔 I’ve got a stave from a limb that I violated the outer ring in a couple places and has very thin growth rings that I might flattening the back on and try my first BBO bow with. Also got some stuff I could try splicing with.
Very cool post
bjrogg:
Thanks guys.
That’s the response I was hoping for.
You don’t have to use Osage either. I have used these same techniques with ash.
I belly split off the bore damage and chased a ring on the belly split.
Osage is nice to practice on though.
Feel free to add any lessons you try to this thread!
I think my class is on Easter break right now.
Will continue after break though
Bjrogg
superdav95:
Great post Bj. Thankyou.
paulc:
I took a belly split off a mulberry stave in hopes of making a mulberry bow for the junior bow trade....tried chasing a ring on the belly split first to try and learn how...bit of a nightmare. Impressive that yall are able to chase a ring as it seems a bit overwhelming at this point. Granted the lighting in my garage is terrible but still...I think i saw someone somewhere say they used rubbing alcohol to help them keep track of the ring they are chasing...does that ring a bell?
Paul
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: paulc on April 01, 2024, 11:30:34 am ---I took a belly split off a mulberry stave in hopes of making a mulberry bow for the junior bow trade....tried chasing a ring on the belly split first to try and learn how...bit of a nightmare. Impressive that yall are able to chase a ring as it seems a bit overwhelming at this point. Granted the lighting in my garage is terrible but still...I think i saw someone somewhere say they used rubbing alcohol to help them keep track of the ring they are chasing...does that ring a bell?
Paul
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I’m glad you gave it a try Paul. It does seem very easy to get lost at first. I still struggle just a little trying to get started. It’s very important that you start out with your ring going from edge to edge. Once I get the same ring from edge to edge then I just work about four or five inches with my draw knife leaving just a little early wood. Then clean up with scrapper.
Look from different angles and directions. I have one direction I can clearly see them better from in my vice. I try very hard to use that to my advantage.
I did take clamps off of firewood today. Narrowed built up area to width of stave. Seems to be pretty good glue line.
This will be the handle area. I won’t finish shaping it until I am almost done tillering. It clamps in vice so much better shaped like this.
Bjrogg
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