Purpleheart foot blanks
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Purpleheart foot blanks
Hi all
Wondering whether anyone is willing to supply me with 2 doz purpleheart foot blanks to this spec:
1/2" x 1/2'' X 8" with a 4.5" centre cut like this:
I don't have a bandsaw to cut my own but will more than likely want to order more on a regular basis.
Many thanks!
Jase
Wondering whether anyone is willing to supply me with 2 doz purpleheart foot blanks to this spec:
1/2" x 1/2'' X 8" with a 4.5" centre cut like this:
I don't have a bandsaw to cut my own but will more than likely want to order more on a regular basis.
Many thanks!
Jase
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G'day jaselpool, honestly mate you could buy some purpleheart and go to a joinery shop and they would prepare those footings for you and it would be much cheaper than having them mailed from Australia. You could do them yourself with a fine toothed panelsaw, I use to do all of mine like that before I bought a bandsaw. You can also cut them with a hacksaw with a coarse blade in it, cuts them no worries at all, but get a good quality hacksaw and blade, they are good for doing fine timber work...Glenn...
Glenn Newell wrote:G'day jaselpool, honestly mate you could buy some purpleheart and go to a joinery shop and they would prepare those footings for you and it would be much cheaper than having them mailed from Australia. You could do them yourself with a fine toothed panelsaw, I use to do all of mine like that before I bought a bandsaw. You can also cut them with a hacksaw with a coarse blade in it, cuts them no worries at all, but get a good quality hacksaw and blade, they are good for doing fine timber work...Glenn...
I'll do some hunting around mate - thanks for the advice!
Jase
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Paul I have made them up in the past but I don't have any that have survived the hunting trips, it does look very nice, it's a grevillia I think.
Buford I use silver quandong for shafts, a native timber, I love them, and there is tons of it around the range here...Glenn...
Buford I use silver quandong for shafts, a native timber, I love them, and there is tons of it around the range here...Glenn...
Last edited by Glenn Newell on Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
beefwood footings
Glenn
I sent off a thin slice of beefwood to Gilnockie a while back to try out on one of his hybrid bows. I hadn't thought about using it for footings - it certainly has a distinctive grain and is quite hard. There are still some pieces left that were too small for risers but would probaly do for footing onto oregon shafts. How would it stand up to 4-wing footings?
I sent off a thin slice of beefwood to Gilnockie a while back to try out on one of his hybrid bows. I hadn't thought about using it for footings - it certainly has a distinctive grain and is quite hard. There are still some pieces left that were too small for risers but would probaly do for footing onto oregon shafts. How would it stand up to 4-wing footings?
Archangel, I have never made a four winged footing, only ever made the two foot style, couldn't see why it wouldn't work as a four foot, the ones I made stood up very well, the shafts broke but not the footings. I dont mind when the footings break which isint very often because I just add a new footing if I can...Glenn...
Hey Glenn - thanks mate!Glenn Newell wrote:Jase, see how you go mate, if you don't do any good I can easily supply you with footings, I also have some beautiful Australian Beefwood for footings as well, I have other footing timbers such as ebony and paduk...Glenn...
They all sound fantastic and I'd probably be interested in the other woods anyway Give me a PM on costs for 2 doz and shipping to UK.
Cheers
Jase
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