This is a fletching jig that did not turn out to good.
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I've had plenty, but they all end up in the wood stove.
Don't have a pic...but I will say using a single 2x4 didn't work as a base for a bow jig/form.
Quote from: Zradix on January 08, 2019, 01:30:31 PM
Don't have a pic...but I will say using a single 2x4 didn't work as a base for a bow jig/form.
Is the bow jig/form a failure or the 2X4 ..? If its the 2X4 that does not constitute a jig. Sounds more like a caul. Then again exactly what is the definition of a jig. :dunno:
Well..I guess you're right....lol A bow "form?" made with a 2x4 base with short pieces of wood sticking up from it to clamp wood slats to isn't a jig.
To answer your question....the 2x4 base wasn't rigid enough nor stable enough as it warped a bit over time.
From Wiki...."A jig's primary purpose is to provide repeatability, accuracy, and interchangeability in the manufacturing of products. A jig is often confused with a fixture; a fixture holds the work in a fixed location. A device that does both functions (holding the work and guiding a tool) is called a jig"
A caul is strip or block of wood used to distribute or direct clamping force....though I've heard many bowyers calling a piece of curved wood used to clamp/steam in recurve tips a caul.
Maybe a bow "form" is a gluing fixture?
I learnt me sumfin t'day! Though I'm still a little confused. :knothead:
QuoteDon't have a pic...but I will say using a single 2x4 didn't work as a base for a bow jig/form.
I played that game a little:)
I don't know if this classifies as a jig failure... Probably my biggest failure in bow making...
This is what happens when you have the top form too close to the bottom form... Everything goes sideways...
I was trying to put a little extra pressure on the ramps to get my lams to sit down so when I shaped the top part of the form I only gave about a half inch of spacing in the riser area... It was a Catastrophe...
I Tell Yah...
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