Main Discussion Area > HowTo's and Build-a-longs
Egyptian composite build a-long
medicinewheel:
man, that sucks! did you get hurt? hope not!
well, it's sure a learning experience, but a tough one this time, huh??
rather try mullberry, ash or maple (no burlwood) next time; i have not made one, but done a lot of research and those are the woods you will hear about. plus uses PERFECT edge-grain!
frank
medicinewheel:
--- Quote from: welch2 on July 01, 2008, 08:05:28 pm ---
--- End quote ---
checking thru your thread i found this picture of the core; that looks like some serious grain run-off right there!
welch2:
Yepp Frank ,that grain in the hickory bothered me too . I think that was the limb that held though . The hickory didn't split along grain ,it splintered into many sharp points from the back to the belly (across all the grain I think ) . here are some more pics.
But the lemonwood broke the other way .
Heck I'll try again , for one thing this time I'll froe out my hickory then hand plane it ,to assure the grain runs true .And I'll make the core thinner overall. Keep the ideas coming.
Ralph
JackCrafty:
Did you hear anything before the bow broke? Usually sinew will make noise before failing. If not, then it looks to me like this is a simple matter of a hinge failure. The wood broke at the edge of the handle reenforcement (the piece you glued to the belly). A smoother transition in thickness might work better, IMO.
Hillbilly:
That bites the big one, Ralph-it was looking great.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version