tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post6718451592265620186..comments2024-03-13T07:41:06.281+00:00Comments on Bowyer's Diary: Belly Patch DoneDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654835987876553254noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-2298353830092772402012-10-30T21:13:22.498+00:002012-10-30T21:13:22.498+00:00Cheers,
I rasped out the knot to give a smooth fla...Cheers,<br />I rasped out the knot to give a smooth flat curve all by hand. The patch was trimmed from an off-cut of the same log as an oversize square section using a spokeshave, then rough cut to the curve on the band-saw (tricky because the curve is sort of diagonal across the square cross section. I then offered up the patch with my bench light shining from behind so I could see the gaps which I then relieved the high spots with a fine rasp/coarse file, checked again and repeated the process. Once it was about right I held it in position and filed off as much excess as I dared to get it thinner so it would flex as it was strapped down. I marked a pencil line at each end across the patch and limb to keep the alignment as I repeatedly tried it.<br />It was rather tricky, which is why it took three goes to get the patch right, but after the first two I was getting better at it!<br />It's all down to patience and perseverance really. I was tempted to stick the second patch down, but I thought for the sake of another 30 minutes I might as well get it right.<br />I didn't do that much with the band saw, but it did save a bit of time.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07654835987876553254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5493681473159888383.post-39669010865883029862012-10-30T16:51:54.613+00:002012-10-30T16:51:54.613+00:00Wow, that looks real tight. How did you layout and...Wow, that looks real tight. How did you layout and cut the patch? (How) would this be doable with hand tools?<br />Jodocusnoreply@blogger.com