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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Forwardhandle on June 24, 2018, 10:07:35 AM
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Hi Fellas I wonder if any body here has used future wood in there riser any down side ? I'm looking to do green on green with osage accents on my current bow but figured I would ask here ?
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I've used the green from OMC. It's a good product. No warping, cracking, solid color all the way through, etc.
BUT, it clogs abrasives faster than anything I've ever used. It trashed three, 3" sanding drums on my spindle sander doing just one 18" longbow riser. My advice is to do as much shaping with rasps and files as possible if you choose to use it.
Very pleased with the end result though.
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Thanks Craig I appreciate it thats the same one Im using & thanks for the heads up on clogging I will heed your warning !
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You guys ever try that rubbery belt dresser stick?
I've thought about buying a stick to try out...just never have.
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Yep I use it all the time works good especialy for the smaller diameter oscillating drums they clog quick !
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COOL!
Thanks for the reply.
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No problem John the up side is they last a very long time and aren't expensive. They make your sand paper last a lot longer !
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You guys ever try that rubbery belt dresser stick?
I've thought about buying a stick to try out...just never have.
Yeah, they work like a champ!
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Hey Craig if your still around I got my future wood yesterday there seems to be a lot of acrylic residue on the out side , is it that way on the inside ? Im doing a osage /future wood footed riser and its concerning me a bit ?
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You guys ever try that rubbery belt dresser stick?
I've thought about buying a stick to try out...just never have.
Yup and they work awesome.
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OOPS
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Knock it off McKenzie.....................
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LOL
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Here is a pic of it , it looks more blue in the pic then it is but I think it will be a cool combo ! [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Hey Craig if your still around I got my future wood yesterday there seems to be a lot of acrylic residue on the out side , is it that way on the inside ? Im doing a osage /future wood footed riser and its concerning me a bit ?
Yeah, your pic looks exactly like the block I got. There did seem to be a lot of residue on mine as well. Other than the clogging abrasive sleeves and belts, it works just fine.
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Ok Thank you sir I appreciate it I will just prep it well ,osage is pretty oily and never had a issue but putting the residue & oil together I figured I would ask ! never hurts with all the great bowyers around here !
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Any time my friend! Glad I could help!
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Craig you where dead right this future wood is ruff on jointer blades to ,looks like xmas decorations on the floor...lol ,its gummy and sticky on the blades I like the action wood much better works like regular wood , next time I want different colors Im going to try dyes ! Im reserving my thoughts tell the end but so far I dont like it ! [ You are not allowed to view attachments ] [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Yeah, it's gummy and sticky for sure. It will turn out just fine though.
Incidentally, on my quest for colorful riser material, I discovered a company called Webbwood. They have all kinds of cool stuff. With or without resin. You might check em' out.
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I like those colors Ritchie! Should look good.
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Thanks Ben I'm having fun with it I get inspired from all the nice bows around here ,I'm still playing with accent thicknesses !
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Craig did you do your ramps with your spindle sander ? this stuff puts plastic like acrylic layler on all sand paper that gets near it...lol ,Im changing my drum sander paper after this riser is done ! [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Lol! Yep, that's exactly how my 3" spindle sander sleeves looked when I was done. Watching this thread is like deja' vu. :biglaugh:
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I promise it will come out great though. The material is just a pain to work with. Even worse than Lignum Vitae.
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Well I better order some more 3 in. spindle drums then to have on hand , that's why I'm posting this so others can see the fun you can have with this wood :goldtooth:
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Im not trying to detour any body because I think it will look sweet with the green glass , just letting you know what fun awaits you :biglaugh: [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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I found a few tips & tricks working with this future wood first one is choose another wood...lol but finally got my riser blank to width, simple right ? Not so much , I normally on any block type glue up like to joint one face and sneak up on the parallel width with the thickness planer or drum sander , I was to afraid to use the thickness planer because the resin acts strange with planer blades so I left my blocks about 3/16 proud after jointing and took it to the drum sander but was burning to many spots on the drum paper with the resin so ones every thing was parallel, I took it back to the jointer and jointed it to with in 1/16 and drum sanded supper slow conveyer feed and the drum barley sanding it worked much better that way but I could fall asleep between passes but made it down to the wire with out having to change my drum sander paper , will see how it works tomorrow with new 3/8 band saw blade ! [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
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Amazingly the deeper you get into the wood the less of a problem the resin becomes its not even sticking to the spindle sander now ,but no issues with the bandsaw cuts very smooth !
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Ritchie that is going to look awesome. What is the stripe in the middle, Walnut?
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It's Mozanbique bordered with maple for the belly handle overlay I'm thinking yellow action wood with lams maple /green future wood & Mozanbique wings for the grip , maybe capped with green future wood I usually only make rustic looking hunting bows so this one is different for me !
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That's a pretty looking riser. Looking forward to seeing the finished bow.
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I like the use of color. I think the combination of contrasting colors really make that riser "pop" visually.
You might try yellowheart if you want a yellow colored wood. Its stable and holds it's color better than Osage and doesn't warp and twist like canary wood.
I can't wait to see the finished bow. I'll bet it looks amazing.
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I actually used yellow action wood on the vertical forward but it looks like a good osage impostor it should be stable & strong for sure !
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As far as vs goes the future wood makes for a very attractive and almost g10 durable knife handle. As mentioned for all the above reasons I absolutely hate working with it but I was the dummy that agreed to make the knife with future wood scales :biglaugh: Grinding the knife took less time than shaping the palm sells and contours into the future wood. Now I use the leftover for milling drilling jigs and use the mill to process it.
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