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Selecting a board for bows
Jan 17th, 2021 at 12:16pm
 
https://youtu.be/uAVXLLy8-aQ

In this video I sometimes use rings and grain interchangeably even though they are not. Even so this works the vast majority of the time on most decent boards.
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Reply #1 - Jan 17th, 2021 at 5:58pm
 
Good information.
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Reply #2 - Mar 11th, 2021 at 2:28am
 
I liked and subbed to your channel for this video, before I ever found this forum. Thanks, it is much appreciated. Would you mind if I post some pics of my bow with questions here about your opinion on if I should keep working or find a new board?
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Reply #3 - Mar 11th, 2021 at 3:14am
 
Absolutely post it here. That way I can get tips on the sly from Morphy giving you tips  Wink
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Reply #4 - Mar 11th, 2021 at 9:51am
 
Duckhands wrote on Mar 11th, 2021 at 2:28am:
I liked and subbed to your channel for this video, before I ever found this forum. Thanks, it is much appreciated. Would you mind if I post some pics of my bow with questions here about your opinion on if I should keep working or find a new board?



Of course. If you had any idea how much time I have off you would understand why you never need ask that question. I work 8 days a month by the way.  Shocked
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Re: Selecting a board for bows
Reply #5 - Mar 11th, 2021 at 10:37am
 
Morphy wrote on Mar 11th, 2021 at 9:51am:
Duckhands wrote on Mar 11th, 2021 at 2:28am:
I liked and subbed to your channel for this video, before I ever found this forum. Thanks, it is much appreciated. Would you mind if I post some pics of my bow with questions here about your opinion on if I should keep working or find a new board?



Of course. If you had any idea how much time I have off you would understand why you never need ask that question. I work 8 days a month by the way.  Shocked


And here's me working 8 days a week, like a chump.  (More than 64 hours per week)
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Re: Selecting a board for bows
Reply #6 - Mar 11th, 2021 at 11:03am
 
Oxnate wrote on Mar 11th, 2021 at 10:37am:
Morphy wrote on Mar 11th, 2021 at 9:51am:
Duckhands wrote on Mar 11th, 2021 at 2:28am:
I liked and subbed to your channel for this video, before I ever found this forum. Thanks, it is much appreciated. Would you mind if I post some pics of my bow with questions here about your opinion on if I should keep working or find a new board?



Of course. If you had any idea how much time I have off you would understand why you never need ask that question. I work 8 days a month by the way.  Shocked


And here's me working 8 days a week, like a chump.  (More than 64 hours per week)


Ya we work 24s but that is very decieving as we are completely on call work. So I might come into work in the morning, get station duties done and then sleep or work on projects for the next 8 hours. Maybe mix it up and watch some youtube or even video games. It’s a tough life.

But it works out very well. For example, departments around here pay pretty well. Houston after all is one of the major hubs for medical in America, so there’s high demand for paramedics. If you are a paramedic with a good background and decent skills you can have a second job in the snap of a fingers. You have to beat companies off with a stick.

The other thing that people don’t understand is the pay scale. If you look on Indeed it shows us as pitifully underpaid. In reality that’s a very decieving number. For example let’s say you are really worked hard at a department and you work say 9 days a month...  Roll Eyes Paramedics at Texas City, Pearland and others start out at 63k a year. Right out of school. Of course, no one wants to sit around all the time so most get second jobs and work maybe...oh 15 days a month. With a yearly or 3 yearly raise at those departments and a going up in rank you have a good pention, pull in around 80k a year and live an easy life besides the whole infectious patients and running into burning buildings while others are running out.

With the second job you can very easily hit well of 100k a year. Now, I say this and full disclosure I choose not to make that much. I spent years in school and I missed a lot of my daughters early years because of it. We will take less than that so I can be with my family and start my side buisness/write my book.

All in all it’s a nice lifestyle and the best thing of course is helping people.
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Reply #7 - Mar 11th, 2021 at 7:42pm
 
So I initially was worried about using this piece because of the cracks in this knot, so I chased the deepest ring I could, while leaving enough material for tillering. However I wasn't able to get below the knot. So my question is if there is a good way to stop those cracks, or if I should abandon this board? I initially thought maybe some wood glue or epoxy in there could help. Either way I plan on backing the bow with raw hide and a sinew wrap. Oh and I am new enough here that I don't know how to resize images. My apologies
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Reply #8 - Mar 11th, 2021 at 7:45pm
 
This is my first attempt at a self bow btw
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Reply #9 - Mar 11th, 2021 at 8:09pm
 
Abandon ship.
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Reply #10 - Mar 11th, 2021 at 8:37pm
 
Mersa wrote on Mar 11th, 2021 at 8:09pm:
Abandon ship.


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Reply #11 - Mar 11th, 2021 at 9:03pm
 
walter wrote on Mar 11th, 2021 at 8:37pm:
Mersa wrote on Mar 11th, 2021 at 8:09pm:
Abandon ship.


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At this point it might be more helpful to throw him a life vest.

Duck let me do a quick picture to show you why that bow breaks in multiple different ways at the same time...

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These are just the places in this picture where that bow breaks.

https://youtu.be/6x7FN6BVK80

This is part one. Please forgive that piece of poopy saw. I have sinned. The next video will go into detail on more tools and layout, tillering etc. But this is kind of what you need to know but that particular stave is barely fit to burn. I would be ashamed to put that in my fireplace.  Grin  Wink
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Reply #12 - Mar 13th, 2021 at 6:39am
 
Duck I hope you didnt take our teasing as serious. Its when we dont tease someone that they should be worried.  Wink Cheesy
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Reply #13 - Mar 13th, 2021 at 3:31pm
 
Oh no worries haha. I am just curious why it would break at my pencil lines, and sharpy marks lol. The sharpy marks were just marking bits of the growth ring above the one I chased. The knot is pretty obvious why it might be an issue lol. I might make this one into a staff for a staff sling. Can't complain for a free board really.
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Reply #14 - Mar 13th, 2021 at 3:33pm
 
I am new to bow making, and trying to read wood grain. Been in metal work since I was 12, but there is no grain involved in that.
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