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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: Taxus brevifolia on June 23, 2018, 09:07:23 pm

Title: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: Taxus brevifolia on June 23, 2018, 09:07:23 pm: This should work until I can buy a stavemaster
Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: NonBacked on June 23, 2018, 09:30:25 pm: Good Job! Round the corners and smooth the edges on the seat, and don’t leave it outside – should serve you well for a “lot” of bows. Sure beats what the Indians had!
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Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: Taxus brevifolia on June 23, 2018, 10:06:17 pm: Yeah definitely beats lashing the stave to a log and scraping it with rocks
Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: Hawkdancer on June 24, 2018, 12:29:42 pm: Might try to find you an old tractor/lawn mower seat for added comfort - unless, of course you leave in the hot sun for a while! How about a build along pattern, and a load list? Looks very functional!
Hawkdancer
Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: Del the cat on June 24, 2018, 12:56:15 pm: Quote from: Hawkdancer on June 24, 2018, 12:29:42 pm
Might try to find you an old tractor/lawn mower seat for added comfort - unless, of course you leave in the hot sun for a while! How about a build along pattern, and a load list? Looks very functional!
Hawkdancer
And a side shelf or the beer ;)
Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: Hawkdancer on June 24, 2018, 11:45:15 pm: I'll drink to that! And a cooler under the seat!
Hawkdancer
Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: Taxus brevifolia on June 25, 2018, 05:33:23 am: Oh a cooler attachment yes I hadn't thought of that!
I don't know about a build along pattern, but if you Google "shave horse from 2x4's I bet you'll find the video I based this on. Basically, make the bench then make a "head" for the kind of work you do. You could make different heads, switch them fairly easily.
Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: mullet on June 25, 2018, 09:05:46 am: I attached a tin can to mine with a beer coozie, works great.
Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: FilipT on June 26, 2018, 01:20:18 am: Is there a reason seat for the bow is at angle instead of parallel?
Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: GlisGlis on June 26, 2018, 03:34:03 am: that's really nice and look functional :OK
I'd add a crossbar between the rear legs for improved strength
Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: Hawkdancer on June 26, 2018, 11:25:11 am: One of those might be easier on the old hips and back! Next time, that HF has a sale, I am picking up more floor mats to spread around the bow bench! After I clean all the stuff out of the way, and reorganize thins a bit better! Make the little lady happier! On the other hand, it may upset the "garage troll" >:D. As interesting as building the bench was, making one of these should be a good tale!
Hawkdancer
Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: Taxus brevifolia on June 26, 2018, 12:22:50 pm: Filip, I don't know why the angle, that's how it was done in the examples I followed. Seems to put the workpiece into right place to get worked on! All angles are 22½ or 90 degrees
Title: Re: Poor man's stavemaster. It's the "Stave Enslaver"! $30 build
Post by: Taxus brevifolia on June 26, 2018, 12:24:27 pm: Glis yes I may add a crossbar. Seems solid for now though, there's a fairly substantial board on the end there.