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PaulN/KS:
That's good advice there Eric. Those farrier's rasps can take a lot off faster than most folks realize.
"Patience", for me, has been an important part of making a bow.

Bow making, like other wood working I've done, is one of those things where the further along in the project the closer you get to ruining it.  ;)

Pat B:
Welcome back to the madness.  :OK Lots of good info above and like PaulN, said, patience is an important tool in wood bow making.
 Just a suggestion, save shaping the handle until the end. You don't need a shaped handle to tiller a bow and it gives you a place to clamp the bow while tillering.

JW_Halverson:
Hey buddy, I remember you. Glad to see ya back! Post pics as you go and let the community walk you through.

Pappy:
Glad to see you back, look forward to seeing the bow come along. :)
 Pappy

Ranasp:
Bjrogg, yep I chickened out years ago, I do think it helped to walk away from it and develop my eye a bit before leaping back in.

Eric, I saw the word "belt sander" and went "Oh, so we're telling horror stories now!". Lol.

   As it is, noted on taking things slow, but I actually am adept at using a farrier's rasp since I actually use it for it's intended purpose quite often (I trim my friend's horse between farrier visits). As it is, when I get close to the pencil line I switch to the finer-tppth rasp.  Maybe it's due to it being a familiar tool, but I have a LOT more control over it than I do with a draw knife.  Guess I gotta be weird about things.  ;)

Paul, very true, they're also great at stripping skin.  Cheese graters come to mind.

Pat, thanks for the tip!  I'll put the handle on hold, fortunately the belly is still flat.

JW, yeah I'm seeing a lot of familiar names, everyone here has a great memory because I didn't post all that much!

Pappy, hopefully I'll have something worthy of the forums!  Everyone here posts such amazing stuff!

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