vetryan15
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Here is the 3rd attempt at a bow i have been working on. Its a maple at 65in long. I am not going for a specific poundage, just so i can get use to making em. The only tools i have used are the hatchet, and rasp. Just to see if i can make one with the least amount of tools, plus if i ever want to work on one while camping, or something along those lines. Now iam finally going into the tillering part, and taking it off a bit at a time. Now i dont get much time to work on it. Anywhere from a 1/2 hour to a full hour at a time, and maybe a couple times a week i get to go at it. Now this bad boy has a wicked bend in the limbs, i tried to show it off but i dont think the pics can show i off, you might have to zoom in. But short of giving it a full steam bath and using clamps to get it to bend relatively straight, what can i do? Just curious unless i should just keep working on it, and leave the bend in em. I also noticed thst since i am right hsnded, and do most of my work that way. One side of the limbs is thinner then the other, i figured i should justt flip it over more often and rasp it down like that. What do you think??
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