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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: ranger 3 on April 14, 2009, 02:24:00 PM
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Is this to much to leave on the back of an ash stave?
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm216/ranger500us/IMG_0914.jpg)
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I'd remove a bit more of the inner bark with a rounded scraper or the rounded part of a jack knife. Jawge
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I'm new to bow building but I'd say that's a bit much. I had some pecan that the bark wasn't removed on when wet and it was a bear to get off. I got most of it off with a drawknife and scraper but the inner bark was really thick and tough to get off with a scraper. I took a wet cloth and layed it on the back to moisten up the inner bark layer. When it was damp, I used a brass wire brush in my drill and ground it off, for lack of a better term. The brush didn't seem to damage the sapwood but was able to get into those tight spots really well. Just a thought.
Aaron
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I use a small "steam-cleaning-thing". Fast and good result:)
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Ranger here is a pic of the back of the first one I finished from that Ash tree...When I first removed the bark I took almost all of it off...Most of the effect is gone after finish sanding....I really like how yours looks now...maybe you can just thin it down a little more. Good luck..and nice straight stave you split out there...
(http://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr287/bjjanse/selfbows/DSCN0175.jpg)
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Brad, that one is one I had already. i just recurved the tip on one end and waiting for it to cool. We are going to shoot Pottstown Sunday mornng if you are interested, let me know.
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A friend left not quite that much inner bark on a hickory stave once. After shooting it about 50 times we hear a loud pop and a good piece of the inner bark was lifting off. Unfortunately, it drastically changed the tiller.
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I think it will be fine. Here's one I did with not much less than that.
(http://residents.bowhunting.net/sticknstring/stl3-24.jpg)
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I just posted a finished bow pics on another thread (new bow finished)