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Stephen Zachary:
This all great advice, thanks guys

peshikthe:
use disposable latex or exam gloves when using glues, sealers, etc, and when building bows out of staves and boards get an outside caliper, it will save you time and headache and almost make your bows foolproof, when the user isnt too tired to be making bows,save your sawdust for later boo boos on the your bows.

cracker:
I use harsh incandescent light bulbs at low angles and over head when working with fine lines and looking for tool marks the over head ones help follow the lines and the low angle ones help tool marks show up. There is something missing in flourescent light and there is a difference in the two. Ronnie

Young Bowyer:
Making bows at 3 am isnt a good idea when you have a razor sharp drawknife at your belly  >:D,
Experience can teach you better than any established education  ;).

zdogk9:
Band saws; get some cool blocks, or if you're cheap like me cut your guide blocks out of hardwood, maple is good. set them up so that they are touching your blade. Set your thrust bearings so that they are 1/32" off the back of the blade with no load on the saw, you'll find your cuts are easier to control and that your blade wants to wander less.
Cabinet Scraper; you don't scrape with them, Think rather that they are a plane that cuts really fine, sharpen them properly and you'll get a super fine shaving as you push or draw them across your work, hold them at a slight angle to their direction of travel say 10 degrees off perpendicular.
Good sharpening stones are worth every penny you pay. and more
 

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