Coca Cola's Buildalong thread

[smj]

Yup! Hickory is tough, and ipe is worse! I think osage comes in somewhere inbetween... I am out of time for tonight, the kids tell me Iv'e used up all my computer time for one night, but tomorrow I'll post some tools in the bow build thread, I am very tardy at doing this, and maybe we can keep you away from the angle grinder! (Then again, maybe it would be a good thing...)

Today I do a redo in my shop. I have a nice new table to work on, and a new layout that will help, I think! Anyway, that and the flemish drawing is about all I got done today for archery stuff! Although I did get a little tillering done on my bow... Soon, I think! Very soon!

[Coca Cola]

Lol its the other way at my house. Parents kick me off. What I was planning on doing with angle grinder was getting it within a 1/4 of an inch to the line I am aiming for and then I will do the rest with hand tools. Also what would be a good tool that would make my life easier? My b-day is coming up and parents asked me what I wanted.

[Coca Cola]

Ok I used an angle grinder. Much better! It didnt take the wood off too fast but go the job done. It was super dusty though. I only got halfway done with the bow. Only one side. Maybe there will be pics later.

[Coca Cola]

made a template of the fades to use out of cardboard much easier to use.

I was using my surform with some success, worked bow width down to 1.5 inches with it. Realizing how much I had to do I got to work. About halfway through I decided it was time to break out the Angle grinder.I resisted as long as I could. I only did one end of my bow I got it to withing a .5 inch or .25 inch with angle grinder and then used rasp to get it right on the line. I took pics before I did that so it looks kinda bad.

Here is me prepped for angle grinder use, you would not believe the amount of dust kicked up by it! I had to quarentine my work area by parents orders to supress dust.




Limb, mind this was before I got the limb closer to lines. So it looks uneven



The project ahead tommorow, the other limb.


Any comments?

[michihunter]

Only one- You Taliban? ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Coca Cola]

I thought I looked like a cowboy, a skiing one

[BT]

Gotta flip that pic dude!

[Coca Cola]

Ok here is the pic of knot from side view



I just finished the other limb. I dont think there is much point in posting it because it looks like the other.

Just for fun
directly after finishing today

Got Dust?




After a long vaccum cleanup.





And last 4 years bucks. Mine and my dads



Guess we like Euro mounts eh?




smj, you were right, I accidentally took off too much wood with angle grinder. It is easily managed though. I just barely went passed the line I was aiming for, for about 2 inches.

[BT]

Nice racks!

[smj]

upthere said:

... Also what would be a good tool that would make my life easier? My b-day is coming up and parents asked me what I wanted.

I think I can give you a few ideas here...



To the left, we have some hand planes. From big, to little, with a spoke shave. The big guy is to reduce limbs. The little guy for fine work on bamboo backings. The spoke shave for working limbs down and getting the general shape better than roughed out.

Below them, GET RID OF THE BANDANA, and get a real mask! Your lungs will thank you, and you will live the life you are supposed to live! Some of this stuff, like bamboo, is really bad for the lungs. Period.

To the right of the hand planes are cabinet scrapers. One is egg shaped and the other is square. If you get one or two, then we will have to talk about how to prep them for use. These take off very little material at a time, and really help take out rasp marks. Way better than sandpaper.

To the right of the cabinet scrapers, we have rasps! the shorter one is a Nichcoson 4-in-one. The big dude, a Nicholson cabinet makers rasp. These both a just wonderful! If you are looking for specifics, for your big rasp try for a Nicholson #49 or #50. I think most bowyers like the #49 best. I bought mine for $12 on Ebay - but am not sure just what it is exactly. They could not tell me and said I could return it if I didn't like - I took a chance and scored big time! I can tell you that for shaping a bow you just can't believe how good these guys work until you try one!

Heres a link for you look at -
www.thebestthings.com/newtools/nicholson_rasps.htm

The wood in the picture is my really big sander. I took a board, cut out a comfy size, and glued a cut belt sander belt to it. Works really great, too. Way better than expected - really great for getting a limb edge to have just the right profile. You can get a really smooth transition with one of these.

Each of the above listed tools has a learning curve associated with them. I would talk to one of your dads pals who do woodworking to give you a hand coming up to speed with them. I will be happy to help you get going as much as I can over the web site here - but hands on help is best. With the hand planes, there is some setup that has to be done, and long term care, that has to be done correctly or they are junk. The cabinet scrapers also need to have a proper edge put on them or they will not work right either. But well tuned and properly prepared - these things just rock!

Hope that helps!