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Title: What I have been working on
Post by: Crooked Stic on March 16, 2013, 08:14:00 PM

I have had it in my head to do a glass sleeve wrap takedown. I finaly got around to it. First I did a dummy riser just to see if it would work for me.This project takes a lot of time. First shaping the grip then releiving wood to put the wrap on. I made two jigs-one for cutting the bow in two and another for wrapping the glass and carbon. Anyhow here are a few pics of how it turned out.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/Reflex%20Deflex%20One%20Piece%20Bow/2013-01-26151038.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/Reflex%20Deflex%20One%20Piece%20Bow/2013-01-27105231.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/Reflex%20Deflex%20One%20Piece%20Bow/2013-01-27105949.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/Reflex%20Deflex%20One%20Piece%20Bow/2013-02-02113109_zps6d473b10.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/Reflex%20Deflex%20One%20Piece%20Bow/cdb35fca-e28d-42db-96df-31b309ac08ec_zps2ccc57e4.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/Reflex%20Deflex%20One%20Piece%20Bow/2013-02-03112651_zps095c2270.jpg)
Now the real bow. About the only thing I done different on it was using the table saw to remove the wood from the sides instead of rasping by hand.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/Reflex%20Deflex%20One%20Piece%20Bow/2013-02-23102417_zps22e1cc9b.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/Reflex%20Deflex%20One%20Piece%20Bow/2013-02-25185416_zps7c806661.jpg)

Title: Re: What I have been working on
Post by: Crooked Stic on March 16, 2013, 08:16:00 PM

More pics
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/Reflex%20Deflex%20One%20Piece%20Bow/2013-03-09121721_zps2baf5a7a.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/Reflex%20Deflex%20One%20Piece%20Bow/2013-03-09121703_zpse234350a.jpg)

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Post by: kennym on March 16, 2013, 08:23:00 PM

Pretty cool Mike! Got one that I broke in a mule wreck a few years back I should do that to.

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Post by: Millhimes on March 16, 2013, 08:56:00 PM

Nice.I been wanting to try that.How was it--Joe

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Post by: Furtaker on March 17, 2013, 07:59:00 AM

That's something I've been wanting to do my self but haven't been able to gather the courage to cut a good bow in half.

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Post by: heartlandbowyer on March 17, 2013, 08:20:00 AM

Nice work, I've also been wanting to do that just haven't gotten the courage up yet, soon thought.

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Post by: Crooked Stic on March 17, 2013, 08:33:00 AM

Yeah cutting a perfectly good bow in two kinda makes you think HUH :scared:

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Post by: Trux Turning on March 17, 2013, 09:45:00 AM

That's pretty cool! What did you use as a release agent on the bottom part?

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Post by: Dmaxshawn on March 17, 2013, 09:52:00 AM

Nice I've done a few sockets like that. They come out nice and make for a nice travel bow.

David big jim sells it as a kit and it comes with the release agent ink carbon glass and epoxy resign.

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Post by: scottm on March 17, 2013, 09:53:00 AM

Thats really cool!Looks like it turned out great!

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Post by: Swissbow on March 17, 2013, 11:50:00 AM

Very nice. I always wanted to do something like that, but never had the guts to cut a well working bow in half.

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Andy

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Post by: BCWV on March 17, 2013, 11:59:00 AM

That turned out great! Nice work.

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Post by: Canadabowyer on March 17, 2013, 12:00:00 PM

Lookin good Mike. Gotta do that soon myself. Got the jigs built but haven't cut the bow in half yet. :scared: Bob

Title: Re: What I have been working on
Post by: Crooked Stic on March 18, 2013, 07:21:00 PM

I got some leather on it yesterday. Not good at that part of it but it is ok.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v75/crookedstic/Reflex%20Deflex%20One%20Piece%20Bow/2013-03-17172301_zps747947c4.jpg)

Title: Re: What I have been working on
Post by: Bodork on March 18, 2013, 09:45:00 PM

Cool stuff Mike!

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