Ok got the riser cut out, the lams ground and the dry run. Hadn't really planned on starting till spring break but couldn't help myself. I decided on a one piece recurve with 2 walnut lams and two mahogony lams and black glass. the bow will be a narrow recurve at 1.5" wide. It should be plenty fast, i have done this design one other time by acccident. I was way over weight on one and so i narrowed the limbs. it was fast and pretty stable because the recurves are working. hopefully the combo of walnut and mahogony will give it a good mix of light weight and stiffness. the riser is zebrawood with a purple heart saddle and maple accent stripe. i'll post the rest later.
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man that bow is looking awsome!!!
Looks great,
What did you use to build your form? Looks a 2x12
With the rubberband style clamps
yeah 2x12. i have to check for straightness every time and this will probably be the last on this form. I beleive i will try the air hose system. but the inner tube method has worked just fine so far.
Oh my...hopefully you picked a guy named Brad Jansen. Its looking awesome Sulphur
QuoteOriginally posted by bjansen:
Oh my...hopefully you picked a guy named Brad Jansen. Its looking awesome Sulphur
No way that would shoot perfect out of a pop up this spring right in my hand. :biglaugh:
ok, got the glue up done today. My wife swiped my glue up table for a garage sale, so i had to lay it all out on the floor. what a pain! It will be a few days till i get it cut out and tillered.
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Nice looking curves!
Man that is looking sweet Sulphur. How long do you intend it to be when finished.
it will be 58" ntn. Its the OMC blueprint, but narrower and slightly different taper rate.
Loking great sulphur!I cant wait to see it with a finish on it.The wood combination looks awesome!
That looks totally awesome. Love the colors.
Looks great Sulphur, hope your sending it way up north!
Woohooo!!!
THAT LOOKS FAST :jumper:
Ok made some progress today. the purpleheart looks terrible until you put a finish on it. lots and lots of sanding to do. this was going pretty smooth till i noticed just a small amount of twist in the upper limb. didn't feel any instablity while shooting it. going to heat it slowly with a hair dryer and see if i can't twist it out. It shoots great so far.
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Lookin good :thumbsup:
Very nice sulphur
Wow! That's some pretty good reflex ya got there. Did the twist straighen out ok?
marty thats actually the same as my one piece recurve. not as much curve as most but its pretty quick with .004 taper. i am going to work on the twist a little at time all week. its not much so shouldn't be a prob.
Man that looks great. I like how you used the drop from the riser for the overlay on the back.
Nice
Cobbow
WOW ! That's a sweet looking bow. Love those curves. I envy the lucky one that get this bow.
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Andy
bad new guys. the bow failed. the mahogony lam on the belly split. i don't have the heart to post a pic. Gonna start another tomorrow after i cool off. they kicker is it wasn't even the limb with the twist. the mahogony lams i know are brittle by nature. will probably not use those again. what the deadline, June or July? i am not going to hurry it. this is my first fiberglass failure. the bow is probably saveable If i do the single limb that broke. thats for another day though.
Oh no...sorry to hear that sulphur. Cut the bad limb off and you'll have the ultimate sign hanger for your shop.
Oh man, sorry to hear that sulphur.
sorry to hear that. It was a great looking bow. Maybe a takedown now.
Ain't bow building fun! It doesn't matter if it is wood or glass they all break. Sorry for the loss but sounds like you learned a lesson or two. No big loss if that is the case.
Ahhh...that's too bad! Dang it, right! Well the preview as great. We'll anxiously await the next one.
To bad but you have a good excuse to make another one
it sure looked good while it lasted. hate that you lost the bow though.
I may have some good news, Maybe. the mahogony lam split so perfectly down the middle i was able to sand it down to the glue line. then i block sanded it to make sure it was perfectly smooth. added a new lam and new strip of fiberglass. i put the heat lamps to it just long enough to get it curing and then let it set up for a day. I cut off the excess and sanded down the sides. the glue lines look pretty darn good. I strung it up and flexed it quite a bit on my tiller tree(pulley system). so far all is good. need to balance the limbs a little, but string align looks great. Haven't shot it yet so won't say its success yet. But if you didn't know better you wouldn't be able to tell. gotta work over time all week so won't be able to do any more till the weekend. i am keeping my fingers crossed. I'll post some pics of the discard fiberglass strip with half the lam on it later.
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Got some more done. i am finally happy with the tiller. started doing the intial sanding and finished shaping the riser. so far its got about 50-60 shots through it. I couldn't resist doing a little shooting in the snow. Who knew it was going to snow first day of spring!!
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That's sharp!
I really like that, hope it's coming my way.
What a beauty ! Love those curves. Nice job. I would say she's already used to snow so you can send it to me without any hesitation.
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thanks guys. i am really enjoying the way this one shoots, despite the problems i had with it. I am going to continue to go slowly with the sanding and keep an eye on the tiller. should be able to start filling the pores with CA next weekend.
Got the finish sprayed on this weekend. still needs some blk velcro on the shelf and string silencers. this bow is very quiet and has been fun to shoot. On wed. i will buff out the finish and hopefully get it in the mail by th end of the week. here are some final pics.
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Very nice
Nice Job!
What a beauty Sulphur. Hopefully that arrives at my door next week.
Nice job!! :thumbsup:
Very nice- I like the limbs at full draw and the tips look cool! It certaintly will make someone happy.