Hazel bow - need advice on bending wood.
Hello everyone! I am currently making a hazel bow from a split hazel trunk, with the height of 180 cm (71 in), diameter of arround 7 cm (2,75 in) and relative humidity of 21,6 %. I have splitted the...
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hey filip, you need to bend past the shape you want it to retain when steambending. i usually go for ~50% beyond where i want it to end up, but it’s possible you need to go a bit harder at it when...
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I agree with what gekitsu has posted. I would only add that you might want to work the stave down to floor tiller then steam bend it. The less wood you have to steam the easier it will be. You might...
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It doesn't look like the hazel I know... Yes, you must go about 50% further than the straight line, because it will always come back... and that's easier to bend a wood close to the final shape of a...
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Many thanks for your replies! From what I gather I have to be real quick to bend the wood past the final shape, let it cool down and then take it off the form. However, this piece is pretty time...
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I wouldn't even attempt to heat bend that stave. It's far, far too wide. Rough out the bow to near finished dimensions, with the centre line slightly diagonal to minimise the effect of the natural...
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i really need to start getting things on this computer to work. i have neither my graphics tablet nor my scanner set up, so i had to doodle on a scrap piece of paper and *photograph* it. so, sorry for...
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OKAY. Thanks again, I'll see what I can do.
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Haha Raphael! But anyway, thanks for advice, even if it was not meant for me!
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Hello everyone! Thanks to your advice, I have finally managed to make some progress on bending the wood and ultimately making it into a bow. From all the options available, I chose this assembly, and...
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Sand the spot a little bit, and then glue som e sinew or combed linnen/flax over it...
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