2021 what did you do today?

[Eric Krewson]

I found a piece of osage scrap that is hard as a brick to use for the new overlay, I bent the piece of scrap to give me some reflex but it pulled out on glue up. I will heat correct after I work the patch down to the bow dimensions, I used Unibond for glue.

When I ground off the old overlay I found a a glue joint failure, one side was starved, too much clamp pressure.

The new repair (hopefully);

[mmattockx]

Eric, you sure do some masterful repair work on bows. I am always in awe of how nicely you fit everything and how well it is blended in when done.


Mark

[Shredd]

Watching your repair... How about wrapping some cotton thread saturated in epoxy in the vulnerable areas??

  Wood dust incident...  Sorry for you Bro, but that is too damn funny... Bet their were a few nasty words used...   I am living out the whole scenario in my head...     I'd be pissed.... 

[Mad Max]

This is just the first C clamp I googled
"4 C-Clamp 6200 PSI Clamping Pressure"
It don't need much pressure

How tight do you do yours Roy ? you also have fibers in your glue?

[kennym]

Test sharpened a bandsaw blade . Real surprised how sharp it was with little effort.

A 4" cordless grinder with a cutoff wheel isn't the best tool for the job .

It cuts a little to the left if you push it speed wise . But on flat grain Osage , .015" wander ain't bad pushin it right thru . If you give it more time to cut it did fine . Good enough I left the blade on there.

I don't think I was squared up good with the blade quite enough .

Will find a dremel grinding wheel and make a stand for my drill if I can ...

[Longcruise]

Hey,  Kenny,  did you ever try repairing a broken one?  I see stuff on Utube of people soldering broken blades.

[Mad Max]

Hey,  Kenny,  did you ever try repairing a broken one?  I see stuff on Utube of people soldering broken blades.

It can be tig welded, but may cost more than a new one.

Kenny are you going to sharpen blades or make bow stuff ?

[Mad Max]

Made a caul to heat bend a 5 curve self bow 64" to 68"
going for 66" NTN

[kennym]

Hey,  Kenny,  did you ever try repairing a broken one?  I see stuff on Utube of people soldering broken blades.

It can be tig welded, but may cost more than a new one.

Kenny are you going to sharpen blades or make bow stuff ?

LOL , it was just tryin something while glue cured. 

I'd lots rather make bow stuff, but it was a bit slow today in the shop

[Mad Max]

 
My whole 30 years metal work My Band saw had a but welder on it, I bought 100' roles and cut and weld
Never sharpened 

[Roy from Pa]

Mark, I just snug the clamps down, making them too tight causes starved glue joints and could cup the edges of the boo up. Doesn't take a lot of pressure to clamp two flat surfaces together..
No fibers.

Kenny ya ever try holding a sanding block on the bandsaw blade and run it backwards by hand?

[kennym]

Can't say I have, how does that work? 

[Mad Max]

Mark, I just snug the clamps down, making them too tight causes starved glue joints and could cup the edges of the boo up. Doesn't take a lot of pressure to clamp two flat surfaces together..
No fibers.

Kenny ya ever try holding a sanding block on the bandsaw blade and run it backwards by hand?

Make sure all the dust is cleaned out of the bans saw or you will look like Wile Coyote blown up

[Roy from Pa]

Make sure all the dust is cleaned out of the bans saw or you will look like Wile Coyote blown up

Kenny sorta does look like Wile:)

[Longcruise]

Mark, I just snug the clamps down, making them too tight causes starved glue joints and could cup the edges of the boo up. Doesn't take a lot of pressure to clamp two flat surfaces together..
No fibers.

Kenny ya ever try holding a sanding block on the bandsaw blade and run it backwards by hand?

Hmmmm..., what grit?

[Roy from Pa]

220

[kennym]

How bout put the blade on backwards and power it up ??? 

[Pat B]

Hey y'all, watch this!          

[kennym]

BTW folks, I was just kiddin (don't do it Rody) 

[Eric Krewson]

This is patch #2, I am going to wrap the feathered out area just to be on the safe side, that is where it turned loose the last time after years of shooting. I had starved the joint on the last patch, as you can see there is no starved joint on this one, the Unibond is visible. The new nock overlay is osage burl.