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bjrogg:
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bjrogg:
Sorry I didn’t have anyone to get a nice full draw outside picture
gorazd:
--- Quote from: bjrogg on March 28, 2024, 07:55:03 pm ---I straighten out the second little billet and prep it for splicing
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Nice work ! I am starting the similar project - black locust billets joined to form the the bow...
But I wonder If W splice is really necessary ? In asiatic bows the V splice is used and shows that it is strong enough.
And there is a lot easier to make really nice fit V splice than W splice I guess ... and fit it everything :OK
bjrogg:
--- Quote from: gorazd on April 29, 2024, 02:10:12 pm ---
--- Quote from: bjrogg on March 28, 2024, 07:55:03 pm ---I straighten out the second little billet and prep it for splicing
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Nice work ! I am starting the similar project - black locust billets joined to form the the bow...
But I wonder If W splice is really necessary ? In asiatic bows the V splice is used and shows that it is strong enough.
And there is a lot easier to make really nice fit V splice than W splice I guess ... and fit it everything :OK
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gorazd I honestly don’t have a lot of experience with splicing. I’ve only done a handful.
I think just a v would work fine. I think the idea of the w is more glue line but a nice fitting v is still a good bit of glue line.
I think longer joint is easier to fit than a shorter one too.
Good luck with your black locust
Bjrogg
Muskyman:
They look great to me Brian. I’ve been busy building a shed for my wife and haven’t had time to work on anything else lately but, I’m getting close with having it finished. Hopefully I’ll get back to doing something fun soon. Love this thread. Definitely got me to thinking about some of the staves I had given up on. Thanks for sharing it.
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