<html>I would suggest you speak to the husband of the acting seneschal of Loch Rudh (Weahterford/Benbrook) who has carved a crossbow out of wood. His name is Carroll. Crossbows are tricky because of the load on the wood when cocked, and they will violently disintegrate if not done right.<BR><BR><BR>Stephanie Smith, Ph.D<BR><A href="http://lambdafarm.mysite.com/">http://lambdafarm.mysite.com/</A><BR>Owned by a Poodle and an Australian Cattle Dog<BR>K5AMK<BR><BR><BR>-- Jason Haddock <foreverknight2622@yahoo.com> wrote:<BR>
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<TD vAlign=top>i can probably go get a hand plane but i wouldn't know how to go about useing it... what i am trying to do is create a more natural crossbow out of it.. this idea started today if you can believe that. i could send pictures of the wood if that would help in giveing me an idea of where to start?<BR><BR>--- On <B>Tue, 1/13/09, lambdakennels1@juno.com <I><lambdakennels1@juno.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV id=yiv1616176604>What you need is someone with a hand plane to plane the inside of each half of the branch. A machine which is called a planer would not work on the branch since one surface is curved. I am near Greenville, on the wrong side of Dallas for you. I will, however, be going to King's Round Table and could bring a hand plane and a couple of clamps and see what I could do for you on the tailgate of my truck. Others may have a woodshop nearer to you, however.<BR><BR>Lady Stephanie Lilburn<BR>Stephanie Smith, Ph.D<BR><A href="http://lambdafarm.mysite.com/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>http://lambdafarm.mysite.com/</A><BR>Owned by a Poodle and an Australian Cattle Dog<BR>K5AMK<BR><BR><BR>-- Jason Haddock <foreverknight2622@yahoo.com> wrote:<BR>
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<TD vAlign=top>i am in need of a little help. i know most people don't know me but i'm in the process of building something and i do not have the tools or knowledge. i have a 5 inch branch that i split along a split that was already in it .... and i was wondering if there was anyone out there that could help me or could even take the pieces and make the insides of the log flat so i can sandwich another piece of wood in the middle.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR><FONT face=Times-New-Roman size=2><BR><BR>____________________________________________________________ <BR><A href="http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2142/fc/PnY6rw29rwLgabGGreIrG9JbkUcLsPKjOT02iql9z4tUw4fHWY3Kn/" target=_blank rel=nofollow>Garage overflowing? Click for steel buildings that are durable and easy to install.</FONT></A><BR></DIV><BR>-----Inline Attachment Follows-----<BR><BR>
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