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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: quail on August 01, 2012, 07:49:00 AM

Title: Making string grooves in limb tip
Post by: quail on August 01, 2012, 07:49:00 AM
I am looking for ideas for a jig to help align the nocks/grooves in the limb tip. I would like repeatable accuracy to keep grooves teh same depth and in perfect alignment with each other. If I can come up with the best idea I am probably headed to a machine shop.
Title: Re: Making string grooves in limb tip
Post by: Trux Turning on August 01, 2012, 10:08:00 AM
This is how I do mine.. not much of a jig but the second one always matches up with the first one. I mark and cut in the first grove- then flip the bow and put something (allen wrench, round file, etc.) into that grove and just sight down on that as I cut the other side.
(http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll259/truxturning/Brads%20bow%202010/BradsBow037.jpg)
Title: Re: Making string grooves in limb tip
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on August 01, 2012, 11:45:00 AM
I do the same thing except I use the rat tail file I used to rasp in the first groove.