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bullsnake on self osage buildalong
USMC Sniper:
this is a buildalong for the Osage r/d bow i posted in the bows forum
the first step was to debark and chase a ring on the set of Osage billets i used. i first cut off some of the sapwood with my bandsaw which left me with the left sample along the whole stave, then i used my drawknife to get it within 1 ring of my target ring.
then i chased down 1 more ing layer into my target ring, i circled the pin nots so i could work them with a knife not the drawknife.
see how the two rings stand out in the correct lighting?
i only got close with the drawknife then used a scraper to make it perfect
then i marked out ad cut out the handle splice, 1 1/4 wide and 4 inches long z splice
cut along those lines carefully and presicely so they fit like this
after degreasing with acetone i glued them together with plenty of titebond 3 into 3 icnhes of estimted deflex no need to mesure.
more to come later
mnewcomb59:
Come on man, you gonna follow up? I have been waitin ro see this for awhile!
USMC Sniper:
i will ive been buisy lately um perhaps monday?
mnewcomb59:
Imma hold you to it then... lol ;D
Pat B:
Sniper, What an excellant post. This kind of information is what lots of folks are looking for. I can't wait to see the finished product. Thanks for the build-a-long!!!
Showing the differance between the early and late rings and explaining about seeing it under correct lighting is very helpful. Pat
A picture is worth a thousand words!
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