OK, dumb question from a newbie: Is there a quick and easy way to get the short string off the bow so you can scrape the limbs? Or do you just get quicker with practice?
When I get to the short string I don't unstring the bow to scrape the limbs.
I'm a newb, too, and I use a stinger. It takes as long as it takes.
I've scraped with the bow braced and it works fine unless I'm near the tips and then I worry about nicking the string.
Joel
Joel, if you scrape from the tips back into the limb there is less chance of nicking the string when working with a braced bow.
Generally I remove the string before I remove wood and rebrace it to test. On difficult tillers I do scrape the braced bow drawn on a tiller stick. This is where Eric's gizmo shines for me.
I generally leave them strung for the last few inces of tillering. I have a 10" piece of wood that I partially draw the bow with when I am scraping a strung bow. It is curved on the handle side and notched on the string side.
It's easier to scrape with the bow strung if you have the right scraper...I have a couple made from bandsaw blades that are about 1 1/2" wide and maybe 8" long...
Bob
I use a stringer. Jawge
Okay...this goes against what I've been warned about. Doesn't removing wood while strung create more string follow?
I don't believe it has any impact on string follow. I just do it for the final tillering.