Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: PatM on November 28, 2015, 11:23:56 pm
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If you had a Hickory sapling with one clean side for the full length and the bottom three feet clear all around would you cut one continuous strip from the clear side or a matched pair from the bottom?
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Hmmmmmm.I'll say one continuous strip from one side.
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+1
Can't beat a clean continuous back.
Del
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If it were me, I'd take the clean side too.
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My thinking was that the matched pair would have the same crown. I would prefer a single backing strip. Maybe I'll just make a sleeved take- down. Won't matter then. ;)
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Don't think I've ever hear or anyone butting on backing billets.
ONE PEICE
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I'd take each good half myself.
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Don't think I've ever hear or anyone butting on backing billets.
ONE PEICE
People do that all the time actually.
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I'd take each good half myself.
Probably will end up doing this. I'll be gluing it to Ipe for a Chet Stevenson style recurve so I think a balanced crown will be a better idea for the strain levels.
The trunk tapers rather sharply over its length so the crown goes from a shallow to sharper crown quite noticeably.
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I would rather work to maintain a flat surface on two 36" pieces than to play with 72" worth on the same plane.
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I'd take each good half myself.
Probably will end up doing this. I'll be gluing it to Ipe for a Chet Stevenson style recurve so I think a balanced crown will be a better idea for the strain levels.
The trunk tapers rather sharply over its length so the crown goes from a shallow to sharper crown quite noticeably.
Looking forward to seeing that.
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The taper of the sapling made the growth rings go from thick to paper thin over a five foot length. I split the bottom three feet to get a more favorable ring thickness in the working section of both limbs.
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I'm not sure I'm following what you're doing. Are you cutting what would amount to a very thin stave off the hickory with the natural back left on. So you've got a shallow D shape. Then you're going to work that into an even(or tapered) thickness and then glue that on something as a backing?
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I'm not sure I'm following what you're doing. Are you cutting what would amount to a very thin stave off the hickory with the natural back left on. So you've got a shallow D shape. Then you're going to work that into an even(or tapered) thickness and then glue that on something as a backing?
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I'm not sure I'm following what you're doing. Are you cutting what would amount to a very thin stave off the hickory with the natural back left on. So you've got a shallow D shape. Then you're going to work that into an even(or tapered) thickness and then glue that on something as a backing?
That's right. Just like a bamboo backing, except using wood.
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I think I just came up with a use for some OS that split from stem to stern while drying. :D :D