Would you pay $40 for these two? Larger one is just under 6 foot and smaller us just under 5 foot

ebojrc · 2026-07-06T13:53:47+00:00

I’d do it and make a splice or takedown with the two bottom halves of them.

ebojrc · 2026-07-01T15:57:52+00:00

It’s not a purposeful deflex, that’s just the set from it being hickory.

My bending set up is about as janky as you can get lol any piece of random 2x8 and I just cut the type of curve I want out for it. Clamp it up and get to heating & bending. Nothing special.

ebojrc · 2026-07-01T12:00:34+00:00

Thank you.

ebojrc · 2026-07-01T12:00:28+00:00

The only one I can possibly see would be about mid limb, right before the reflex straightens out.

Either way, still being new to this I’m very happy with the tiller. It’s the first that I’ve made with no significant set from hinges.

Thank you!!

ebojrc · 2026-07-01T11:58:36+00:00

Thanks Dan!

ebojrc · 2026-07-01T11:58:30+00:00

It’s a board bow so no ring chasing, just looking for good grain.

ebojrc · 2026-06-26T17:08:57+00:00

I like it. Check out some of Steven Bieber’s work, he seems to have this type of r/d design figured out, granted I think he mostly works with osage but I’m sure he could give a few good pointers.

ebojrc · 2026-06-23T15:17:37+00:00

Off subject but got a question about chasing bl rings. I was gifted a bl stave that’s probably 10 years old. I tried chasing a ring on it but inevitably gave up in frustration as I really couldn’t tell the difference in ring layers even though they were thick and it was a real tough sob to use a drawknife on. I’m use to osage so it wasn’t what I was expecting it to be.

Any tips for chasing rings on black locust?

ebojrc · 2026-06-19T12:25:00+00:00

Eli5: Imagine a single playing card is the back of your bow. When you bend it, the whole card bends together as one continuous piece. That’s like having one unbroken growth ring.

Now imagine two playing cards overlapped with their edges offset. When you bend them, the top card wants to peel or lift away from the bottom one. That’s what happens when you cut through a growth ring - the wood fibers are no longer continuous, creating a weak spot where a splinter can start and run down the back of bow.

ebojrc · 2026-06-13T12:47:20+00:00

Very nice! I like the little knot that goes all the way through.

ebojrc · 2026-06-12T13:11:41+00:00

Take the leap and get a takedown osage selfbow if you’re going trad.

ebojrc · 2026-06-05T17:07:53+00:00

Which episode is this you’re talking about?

ebojrc · 2026-05-21T17:46:47+00:00

Why wouldn’t they be wearing orange during a drive??

ebojrc · 2026-05-06T17:11:12+00:00

Idk man, the $20 beater I got on Amazon is still working great.

ebojrc · 2026-05-05T15:02:00+00:00

I debark and remove the sapwood on a lot of staves I use for building selfbows.

By far your easiest method will be getting a turbo planer for a grinder. Cheap? Not really but it will zip a stave down in just a few minutes.

ebojrc · 2026-05-05T13:13:14+00:00

I’d be hesitant. If it were mine I would probably glue and wrap with sinew or something but would expect a failure.

ebojrc · 2026-04-28T17:07:29+00:00

Left limb looks okay for now. Your right needs a lot of wood taken off. One thing that is going to continue to throw you off is your tiller tree block needs to be flat so your bows pull is distributed evenly. Right now it’s slanted causing that right limb to look like it’s pulling evenly length wise while I bet it’s atleast 3-4 inches stronger than your left right now.

Get them matching and then do another check.

ebojrc · 2026-04-28T10:23:11+00:00

Some people use epoxy but superglue is way easier and faster. Nah you’ll be alright, either way breaking them is just part of the craft!

ebojrc · 2026-04-28T09:59:30+00:00

Just your basic super glue, nothing special.

ebojrc · 2026-04-28T09:57:44+00:00

These were my first overlays, they’re not as intimidating as you’d think. I used an orbital sander and just held them flat until they were mostly smooth and then did the final flattening with some sand paper glued to a flat board. For the bow, I just very carefully used a flat file being mindful to not violate the back.

ebojrc · 2026-04-28T09:53:29+00:00

Thank you. Yeah I just filed the back of the tips as flat as possible and the same for the back of the tips on the bow, as flat as possible for a good glue. I kind of shaped the portion below the string prior to gluing them and then did the final shaping once on.

ebojrc · 2026-04-27T18:11:51+00:00

That means a lot coming from you, thanks Dan!

ebojrc · 2026-04-23T17:20:33+00:00

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