This is my first successful BBO tri-lam, but it took two tries. I made the cherry core lam too thick when I first glued it up a few months ago. After I tillered it, there was precious little osage left on the belly and the top limb developed a hinge to boot. I ground the core lam down to half the original thickness and tapered it faster from the fades this time. Should have kept it a little thicker at the tips, which is the reason I added the bubinga underlays. It's 66" tip to tip and came in at just over 40#. I was shooting for 45#. I'll try to post a full draw pic by the end of the week.
I love this style of bow and have wanted to make one as soon as I read the laminated wood bow chapter in TBB 4. Also bought the Dean Torges BBO DVD. They're both good resources, but nothing compares to the step by step info that is found on this forum. Thanks again to all the seasoned bowyers who contribute on here, it's much appreciated :thumbsup:
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That looks awesome. I really like the braced profile and the color of the boo too. Very nicely done. Congrats.
Looks super ....do you have the obligatory full draw pic?
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Absolutely beautiful!!! I love this bow! Very we'll done, Takefive. :jumper:
Really cool looking bow. Great job!
Thanks much guys! I will try to get a full draw pic posted by the end of the week, maybe sooner if I can figure out the timer on my camera (pretty low tech here). I used Transtint black and golden brown dye on the boo and that took a few tries wiping it back down with denatured alcohol and some light sanding with 320 grit.
I'm hesitant to make any comments on your bow :rolleyes: .....gee i wonder why? Lol :biglaugh: :jumper:
It looks great. Good job!
Very nice looking bow. How about a full draw pic so we can see how she opens up.
Very nice...
Very nicely done!
Really enjoy those underlays. You could probably thin those tips out quite a bit if you desired with the underlays there keeping them stiff.
Thanks again guys! Very funny Black Mockingbird :) You were right about that red elm bow with the badly violated grain I made. It didn't splinter along the grain, though. It splintered by the cluster of pin knots I ignored :knothead: I did grind the elm off and replaced it with hickory and retillered it, shot it for a few weeks until the cherry belly started to chrysal :rolleyes: Live and learn, I guess. At least that motivated me to start a journal on the bows I make in hopes of not repeating the same mistakes. I do appreciate the advice given on this forum, too. Even if I don't always want to hear it, it usually turns out to be something I needed to hear.
I'll post a full draw pic ASAP.
That looks SHARP!
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Looks good!
Fantastic full draw profile. Does it draw as smooth as it looks.
Maybe it's just me, but I think the limbs are bending too much just outside of the flares and the rest of the limbs are not doing their fair share of the work.
You're probably right, Roy. You've tillered more of these than I ever will and tillering bamboo backed bows gives me fits. Where I'm at now I do better with nice, uniform hickory. I tillered it along the lines of Jeff's ideas (had it centered on my tree at where the top of my bow hand would be, if I understand that right) and it shoots nice and smooth. Then again it's only a 40# bow. Well, now I gotta toss this one and try to make a better one. Thanks Roy :)