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Title: New Stave( Pics added)
Post by: ranger 3 on March 12, 2009, 01:07:00 PM

I have a new stave I'm working on. I have found a few pin knots in it and have a question. When scraping down to a ring do you go to the same ring that the knot is on or leave it humped up there and scrap to the next ring around it? I hope I explained this right...Howard

Title: Re: New Stave( Pics added)
Post by: No-sage on March 12, 2009, 02:08:00 PM

The back of the bow should be all one growth ring.

Title: Re: New Stave( Pics added)
Post by: Eric Krewson on March 12, 2009, 04:56:00 PM

Back in the old days I followed advice put out by one of the early writers on making bows. He recommended leaving and island of wood over pins.

After having a few "islands" fail I now follow the same grain I choose for a bows back over the pins.

I usually use a Dremel with a steel burr to do my initial ring chasing over pins. As soon as I break through to the correct grain in most of the areas around  the pin I switch to my pin knot scraper or a curved end cabinet scraper to finish the job.

Here is a pin knot scraper I made out of a concrete nail, really good for fine work around pins.

 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v181/ekrewson/bow%20making/100_0687.jpg)

Title: Re: New Stave( Pics added)
Post by: ranger 3 on March 12, 2009, 05:53:00 PM

Eric do you have a picture of a pin after it is finished?

Title: Re: New Stave( Pics added)
Post by: ranger 3 on March 12, 2009, 07:49:00 PM

Here they are after I worked them down.
 (http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm216/ranger500us/IMG_0865.jpg)
 (http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm216/ranger500us/IMG_0866.jpg)